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.
Five former inmates secure a settlement against a jail doctor for administering ivermectin without their consent amid COVID-19
The lawsuit alleged that assessment and treatment delays for pneumonia by medical staff led to the amputation of the inmate’s left hand and portions of his other limbs
How can jails effectively address opioid use disorder (OUD), while maintaining the safety of the facility and ensuring protection of inmates’ constitutional rights?
New, innovative biotechnology has changed the way institutions look at cleaning
Officers need to be on the lookout for symptoms of withdrawal that indicate a need for medical intervention
Jail, corrections facility employees agree to ratified contracts
Effort follows rash of deaths at Clark County facility
There are about 20 to 30 more inmates in the jail per day than last year
A federal appeals court on Monday says a corrections officer and a doctor are not immune to a civil trial over delays and their alleged indifference to Titlow’s medical problems
Overdose occurred in New York jail
Report says the Bureau of Prisons oversees more than 218,000 inmates, yet has recommended an average of only two dozen compassionate releases a year since 1992
Dr. Lewis Jackson, 34, admitted Monday to trying to perform oral and anal sex on inmates in 2011
Officials say a preliminary investigation indicates the deadly odorless and colorless gas may have come from the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system
Update also included news on developments from a legal settlement with the state to make sure the massive project turned out to be a net gain for the county and its residents
The Illinois Aids Confidentiality Act prohibits anyone who knows the results of someone’s HIV test to tell another person those results
Michelle Kosilek was born male and named Robert when convicted of the 1990 murder of his wife, Cheryl Kosilek
He was paralyzed a decade ago when another inmate stabbed him in the neck
Contractor would administer a range of medical treatments and routine care
Privatization of health care statewide is expected to save the Florida Department of Corrections about $60 million
Plan would save the DOC 15 percent and introduce technology the state cannot afford
Patricia Preiss filed the wrongful death lawsuit against Pathways Behavioral Healthcare, two employees and 18-year-old Alyssa Bustamante, who was convicted in Elizabeth Olten’s death
If the transition goes well, the court-appointed overseer predicted his control of inmate medical care could end in about a year
Officials at Berks County Prison requested the release 51-year-old Euseveo Trinidad after keeping him in custody for six days on a charge of obstructing a highway
Compensation for medical providers has soared in the prison system since a federal judge seized control of inmate health care in 2006 and appointed an overseer with the power to hire and set pay levels
A Florida sheriff said he will not give in on the issue, despite four lawsuits from inmates who want floss to be available in the jail commissary
Nearly all of the $13 million the state prison system spends on hospital bills for inmates would be covered by Medicaid starting in 2014
Botulism is a rare but serious illness that can cause paralysis and even death
The stipulated agreement reached with DeWine’s office requires continued collaboration with the Justice and Policy Center for two more years to monitor medical policies and procedures
While there are laws in place that allow that to happen, some justice advocates claim it’s not happening often enough
Also called on the company to fix staffing problems, properly distribute and document medication for inmates, show a sense of urgency and communicate better with the state when problems occur
The state Department of Correction said that it believes the medical care Michelle Kosilek is receiving is adequate
Lawsuit seeks prison needle exchange program
Err on the side of caution when dealing with a pregnant inmate potentially in labor