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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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
Christopher Spencer claims he lost all 10 toes and part of his left foot after deputies at the jail refused him medical attention
Reports surfaced in connection with a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former mental health care provider at the Idaho State Correctional Institution
Mark Traxler, 47, claims a jail employee and a nurse “approached him with a pair of dirty, rusty pliers”
DOC has admitted no wrongdoing to any of the accusations
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Electronic cigarettes, growing in popularity since their U.S. introduction about a decade ago, are showing up at jails in more than a dozen states
No officers have reported suffering any symptoms but staff is being closely monitored
Washington’s fourth active case of measles was confirmed last week
Cost difference between treating the inmates and letting them die in the ICU is “a compelling argument” for taxpayers
Florida’s prisons chief said Wednesday that she plans to renegotiate — or ultimately toss out — health care contracts worth $1.3 billion
Settlement over the death of an Oakland man who died after being beaten and Tased by Santa Rita Jail deputies requires better health care in Alameda County jails
State contract monitors and an oversight panel outlined several potential failings by two companies handling almost all inmate health care
Naloxone is an antidote for heroin overdoses
State agencies in New York paid $50 million extra in overtime last year
Staff cuts and higher demands for inmate care are stretching the Salinas Valley State Prison nursing staff thin
Naloxone (Narcan) has been a standard medication in use in emergency situations for over 40 years
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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