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.
These devices allow for the collection of essential health data without the constraints of in-person visits, ensuring an efficient and timely response to inmate medical needs
The Georgia DOC has awarded a $2.4 billion contract for healthcare in the prison system to a new company without the competitive process legally required, a lawsuit alleges
An audit request suggested it costs California up to three times more for contracted medical staff compared to using state employees
Officials say people with mental illness are arrested more often and spend more time in jail than the general population
The residential substance abuse treatment unit will hold up to 28 inmates
Deputies found the man, cut the ligature and began resuscitation efforts after finding he had no pulse
A grand jury concluded that the death was the result of gross failures on the part of prison staff
Drinking water for inmates and staff has not been affected
The inmate was housed in an area where prisoners had to be monitored every half hour
The recidivism rate for people with mental illness is 85 percent
The inmate developed a severe infection on his forearm after receiving a tattoo from another inmate
Veteran CO transported to a medical facility for injuries after the attack
HIV treatment in many local prisons is often delayed, interrupted and/or denied altogether
They claim prison officials and co-workers labeled them ‘lazy’ or harassed them with derogatory names
The bill would give the wrongly convicted temporary access to state health insurance and transitional services
Justice of the Peace Rodney Burr gave authorities two weeks to move Wright to California
Concealing a corpse was previously a Class G felony
Prosecutors accused the inmate of expressing false remorse in hopes of gaining a reduction in his life prison
Centurion’s news release said the company will serve 70K inmates
California allows for the release of some dying inmates who are deemed not to pose a threat
Lack of support, compensation, exposure to disease and no sick leave are contributing factors to issues cited by the union
Though some prisons used telemedicine as early as the 1980s, its use has dramatically increased with technology
The state closed its large, long-term psychiatric hospitals but filled its prisons with a similar population
Jason Alexander pleaded guilty Tuesday to promoting a sexual performance by a child
The convicted murderer grabbed national headlines in 2014 after the state blocked him from donating his kidney
The proposal would allow copayments of up to $10 for every self-initiated, non-emergency visit
What can we do if we find ourselves stressed out?
Police say it was a scheme to obtain prescription narcotics, synthetic marijuana, tobacco and pornography
Whether a fight in the yard, a fall down the steps in the tiers, or a take-down that gets out of hand, blunt trauma is a common emergency situation in a correctional facility
The incident is under investigation by the state police and the sheriff’s department
All three deaths are the subject of lawsuits filed last year against the detention center
Should inmates be trusted to watch other inmates on suicide watch? If so, what’s next?
High blood pressure and a history of stimulant drug use contributed to his death