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.
Emails reveal that Wellpath’s trauma costs in Georgia were over double those in other states where it offers prison healthcare
The inmate fled the hospital; police tracked him to a nearby home where he was found deceased
May file a complaint for sexual harassment for what they call a blatant double entendre
Effort to improve mental health care without compromising security
The bag is designed to be used by a non-medical person during an incident where EMS can’t immediately access the injured due to scene safety restrictions
The Affordable Care Act is intended to lower health care costs, but inmates across the U.S. aren’t taking advantage of it
John Fuimaono grabbed the nurse in a chokehold while being evaluated in the health care unit
Lawsuit filed by inmate’s mother alleges that Allen and jail staffers acted with “callousness or reckless indifference”
Officials took those measures Wednesday after inmates in three housing units exhibited flu symptoms
Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation in December found that the jail had not been giving inmates medical physicals as required
An investigation is underway into how the mix-up happened at the Lucas County jail in Toledo
E-cigarettes help cut down on contraband, and also help discourage violence among the inmates
High-tech medical consultation uses technology to connect prisoners, who are often housed in remote areas, with medical experts throughout the state
Corizon Health Inc. is under growing pressure after losing five state prison contracts, downgrades by analysts and increasing scrutiny of its care
Agreement is SCDC’s response to a 2005 lawsuit that sought to improve the way mentally ill inmates are treated in South Carolina’s prison system
The alleged policy denies medical attention to inmates with an issue in one eye as long as they have a second eye in good condition
Carol-Ann M. Cenac, R.N., M.S., M.P.A., DNP ( c ), is recognized as an NAPW VIP Woman of the Year for her outstanding leadership and commitment within her profession
How prison doctors and officials responded is now the subject of a protracted legal battle that raises provocative questions
About 80 percent of inmates at the Ford County Jail alone are believed to have some type of mental health issue
Micheal Kropf recognized that an inmate’s airway was obstructed and used the Heimlich maneuver
An inmate’s death forced the change to Ward County Jail
Coal waste near a state prison in Fayette County is not adversely impacting inmates’ health
Cook County Jail screens inmates for signs of mental illness so that they might better treat them during their incarceration
Dixon Correctional Center will have an expanded mental health unit
Allegedly told an inmate that another inmate inside the prison was wearing a recording device and working for the FBI
Narcan counteracts the effects of heroin and can save lives
Nurses at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility will be wearing new alarm pendants
Amy Tousignant: “I know who’s coming in, I know what they are not carrying, as opposed with the ER, where God knows who’s packing and what they are carrying”
Awaiting test results for two inmates who may have chickenpox
3 cases of chickenpox at the Menard Correctional Center have been resolved
Called in bomb threats to elementary schools in order to get into prison
Mahoning Grand Jury indicted Deron Williams on three felony assault counts on Friday