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
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
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