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.
Elderly inmates pose some special challenges in corrections, including safety issues as well as the physical and mental problems associated with age
YesCare has successfully serviced Kentucky for more than 30 years; adds medical and behavioral healthcare service contract with Louisville Metro Department of Corrections increasing its scope in Bluegrass State
In an ideal future, every officer would be equipped with the tools to not just enforce the law but also protect life in its most vulnerable moments
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
Call light system allows a patient to summon a nurse should they experience any sort of medical distress
A California surgeon has been disciplined for removing a prisoner’s healthy kidney and leaving the diseased one intact
Cautioned that the ambitious plan de Blasio announced Tuesday will face enormous challenges
Reforms aimed largely at inmates with mental-health or substance-abuse problems who repeatedly end up in jail on minor offenses
An increase in elderly inmates will not only require a larger percentage of the federal budget, but specialized training for COs as well
The medical device is intended for high level hemorrhage control
An inmate is having an allergic reaction to a insect sting. Do you know how to respond?
Workers claim that when they brought their concerns to the sheriff, they were fired days later
Nosebleeds are rarely life-threatening, but they can be easily treated
Request is part of the DOC’s response to a long-running federal lawsuit over the treatment of mentally ill inmates
CPR is a simple and lifesaving skill that anyone can learn
Here are brief accounts, based on the city and state documents, of some of those cases
Concern over world news is normal but fear that causes us to freeze up needs to be put in check
Knowing how to perform the Heimlich maneuver correctly is a life-saving skill
A Pa. man says he assaulted his dentist with a tire iron because he couldn’t afford dental treatment and knew he’d get it in prison
33K inmates filed lawsuit after complaining their cancer went undetected, or were told to pray to be cured after begging for treatment
Inmate says he needs the device for his pain, DOC says he needs medication and exercise
Department of Corrections chief thought it couldn’t be treated until AIDS symptoms developed