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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The system is struggling to deliver mental health services to inmates who need it because of persistent staffing shortages
Christopher Wallace, who had a severed esophagus from gunshot wounds, filed a lawsuit stating medical staff failed to provide required daily tube feedings
Corizon was criticized for not maintaining staff levels, keeping incomplete and inaccurate medical records and not providing inmates with required clinical care
The suit alleges that Michael A. Carter’s death was the result of medical malpractice and denial of medical care, as the defendants ‘improperly confiscated and withheld’ diabetic medication
Quincy Davis is suing Waller County jail for not providing medical care for infections that left him incontinent and unable to walk
Researchers have found showing inmates nature videos could be the solution to behavior problems
Jeremy de la Mater claims officials refused to provide him with dentures due to his short time in prison
The lawsuits against the former medical provider for Orange County Jail allege inmates medical needs were neglected while they were in jail custody
A former inmate is contending a doctor and two nurses tried to superglue a wound on his chin twice
The county joins a national trend of sending nonviolent offenders with serious mental illnesses to treatment rather than prison
A veteran could be eligible for a diversion program from the criminal justice system if they are first-time offenders in non-violent cases
Correction Officers have ¾’s disability pensions available to them if they become permanently disabled
New York’s maximum-security Bedford Hills Correctional Facility is one of the very few prisons in the U.S. that allow inmates and their babies to live together
The facility does not have an infirmary, and that medical emergencies are handled by the correctional staff
Michigan’s prisons hold about 9K prisoners who are at least age 50
Inmates have refused to work in protest of food quality
The governor said on Friday that too many inmates leave prison with serious mental health and addiction challenges
According to the release, more than 150 lives have been saved
Although the inmate claims the wound was an accident, officials suspect the man was assaulted by another inmate
People leave prison without access to healthcare they’re entitled to, jeopardizing their own health and the public’s
Nationwide, about 5.1M children have experienced parental incarceration
The attacked cellmate recounts being saved by CO who interfered
The prison’s health care company has raised concerns amidst a growing number of inmate lawsuits and other warnings
The case was one that pitted the prison’s need for safety against the inmate’s right to privacy
The officer was then taken to a medical facility to be treated for minor ankle injuries
Health inspector concluded the jail was not in compliance with state jail standards prior to infestation
The inmate’s erratic and aggressive behavior is so extreme that medical prison staff seek court order to forcibly medicate him
Lawyers allege that COs beat and taunted the inmate because of his terror conviction
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