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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“Given the current drug crisis facing our nation and county, the need for round-the-clock medical attention is more critical than ever,’’ Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith said
The officer was treated for a stab wound to the shoulder
DOC attorneys say inmates waited too long to complain, so prison officials shouldn’t be held in contempt of court for violating a settlement in a decades-old class action lawsuit
James Edwards Rodgers was attacked by two inmates with makeshift knives at the Bullock Correctional Facility
Nearly 5,400 inmates at the Pennsylvania DOC have been diagnosed with the disease
The lawsuit alleges the jail and its employees deprived Michael Sabbie of his medications, denied him adequate medical care and ignored his serious medical needs
The officers are expected to make full recoveries
The decision could determine if there’s a special session on prison issues
Studies have shown that promoting education and job training for inmates can reduce recidivism and save taxpayer dollars
Ricky Lynn Hall, who had a long history of mental health problems, was being treated at a hospital when he stole a sharp-edged object and took a medical student hostage
Judge Jorge Alonso ruled the lawsuit could include all inmates with serious medical needs in every prison in the state
The bill would mandate jails to share information on the availability of health care services, proper nutrition, and other procedures protecting pregnant inmates
An inmate’s family attorney says the killings cast a “bright light on just how bad it is to be a mentally ill inmate”
The bill requires county jails to give inmates feminine hygiene products for free
Dipak Desai was convicted of murder and 26 other charges in the largest hepatitis C outbreak in Nevada history
In addition to their usual daily responsibilities, COs assigned to medical housing units are also acting as a substitute nurse or physician
The cost of health care for ill inmates is almost three times more than a healthy inmate or the average person on the street
The legislation was sparked by a decision last month by the DOC to privatize the jobs of 124 union nurses working in state prisons
The DOC said that Mumia Abu-Jamal will be treated with an antiviral medication that can cost $50K to $60K per patient
The measure prohibits the DOC from eliminating jobs of any state employees who provide prison health care services
Nurse Michelle Davenport believes state employees are in a position to better see to the health care prisoners receive
“There are a lot of jails that don’t have the mental health aspect five days a week — and we do”
Community paramedics placed within a correctional facility increase the level of services provided by the health care team and potentially reduce overall health care costs
The extra shift could cut down on the number of times the jail sends an inmate to the hospital
Current law allows registered nurses but not licensed vocational nurses to administer naloxone without getting permission from a doctor
The new policies are aimed at steering people with mental health issues toward treatment instead of jail
The findings reflect a trend in recent decades when Maine prisons and jails increasingly house mentally ill inmates who cannot find care in psychiatric facilities
William Morva killed a hospital security guard and sheriff’'s deputy during an escape that sparked a manhunt that shut down Virginia Tech’s campus
Omar Abdel-Rahman, convicted of plotting terror attacks in the U.S. in the ‘90s, died after suffering from diabetes and coronary artery disease
Nearly 65 percent of inmates meet medical criteria for substance use disorder, but 11 percent receive treatment while incarcerated
Officials say the first U.S. inmate to receive state-funded sex-reassignment surgery has been moved to a women’s prison
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