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.
Redundancy isn’t a backup plan – in corrections, it’s the only plan that works
Staff shortages, rising inmate needs and limited resources are straining correctional systems — these strategies offer a path forward
The Eleventh Circuit reinforced that non-medical officers may rely on professional medical judgment absent evidence of subjective recklessness
One Davidson County inmate effectively performed the Heimlich maneuver, which cleared the obstruction and allowed the CO to breathe again
Dr. Anjali Niyogi, founder of the Formerly Incarcerated Transitions Clinic, knows the information about overdoses could save a life once the inmates reenter society
The Wayne County jail has agreed to implement processes for identifying people with disabilities when they arrive and programs to ensure access to treatment
The agreement also calls for the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department to conduct new training for deputies and jail medical staff
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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
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
Correctional Officer Becky Swendsen and Baxter are now a therapy dog team, available to offer support to MDOC staff
There is more than one way to decrease the number of people dying from fentanyl — fentanyl test strips are one of the options to be able to do this
In a concise one-hour course, participants will learn three essential steps to control bleeding
“Given the current drug crisis facing our nation and county, the need for round-the-clock medical attention is more critical than ever,’’ Walker County Sheriff Nick Smith said
An inmate overpowered a CO, grabbed their pepper spray and advanced toward another officer, who then fatally shot the inmate, according to the GBI
A Vierno Center nurse said the staff, and the union, raise safety concerns on a regular basis and that short staffing remains a problem
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
“Clark County Jail Services wants to ensure anyone leaving the jail, as well as friends, family and community members, are easily able to procure naloxone to reduce death from opioid overdose,” Jail Services Director David Shook said
Real-world data of high-dose naloxone administration by law enforcement officers found no added benefit to opioid overdose patients
RIDUP is a four-month program targeting SUD treatment for inmates, supporting the mental and behavioral needs of participants
Concerns regarding the policies came to light during an OIG investigation of two COs who allegedly failed to do mandatory SHU rounds during or around the time of an assault that resulted in an inmate’s death
The court was also highly critical of an alleged unwritten cost-cutting jail policy that caused delays in sending detainees to the hospital when necessary
The report identifies several operational and managerial deficiencies that created unsafe conditions before and at the time of a number of the deaths
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
The 55-year-old prisoner, suing as Jane Doe, claims the Georgia Department of Corrections has a ban on providing gender-affirming surgery to transgender inmates
