Correctional Healthcare
Correctional Healthcare is critical to prison and jail management, ensuring inmates receive necessary medical, dental, and mental health services. This section provides articles that explore the challenges, best practices, and innovations in delivering Correctional Healthcare. Topics include managing chronic illnesses, addressing mental health needs, and navigating legal and ethical considerations in inmate care. Understanding Correctional Healthcare is essential for professionals committed to providing quality care in a correctional setting. For further reading, explore related topics on COVID and its impact on rehabilitation and facility management.
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Jails in the study saw lower death rates without adding staff, changing providers or upgrading equipment
The initiative is part of a broader effort to support correction officers’ health, including peer programs and resilience training
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A class-action lawsuit settlement requires prisoners with chronic hepatitis C infections to be provided with antiviral drugs
The suit alleges medical malpractice and several counts of negligence, including improper training and supervision of medical staff at the prison; emotional distress; civil conspiracy; and breach of contract
Anthony Gangi sits down with Connie Alleyne and Russ Hamilton to discuss medication-assisted therapy
All four staff members and 28 of the 29 inmates were treated in emergency departments at local hospitals
The attack highlighted security concerns inside the jail brought up by COs
The lawsuit claims that it’s unconstitutional and harmful for Maine jails to prohibit medication-assisted treatment for inmates
The goal is to accurately identify those individuals with a true food allergy and exclude those who do not have a true food allergy
The facility is providing vaccines and conducting a deep cleaning to prevent the virus from spreading
A simple exercise program can meet the needs of inmates to be physically fit without placing additional burdens on correctional personnel
A bill has introduced that would prevent the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation from charging a co-pay for medical and dental visits
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Officials hope the move will resolve a yearlong mystery in which more than 200 women have complained about itchy rashes from an unknown cause
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Many of the findings in the U.S. Marshals 52-page report center around a lack of jail policies related to inmate and staff safety
The inmate was found unresponsive on a bathroom floor by a detention officer
An aging inmate population and growing healthcare expenses are contributing to the rising cost of incarceration
Millions of times each year, people who have mental illnesses are booked into jails
Inmate healthcare costs are straining correctional facility budgets – here are some grant funding sources that could assist with those expenses
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Providing healthcare to a growing elderly inmate population poses many challenges for correctional facilities
Dr. Marc Stern, a consultant in correctional healthcare, details the healthcare-related challenges facing correctional facilities
The lawsuit asks for the Texas prison system to step up their training so officers know to ensure adequate medical treatment in the future
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Five years ago, nearly 200 elderly lifers were released from prison en masse under jury instructions that were found unconstitutional in the case Unger v. Maryland
The county will essentially create a new health division for its four correctional facilities, adding five full-time nurses, three mental health professionals and other positions
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