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.
Colette Peters, Biden’s former BOP director, is tasked with creating a plan to fix chronic understaffing and prevent inmate suicides in state prisons
A $250K grant and opioid settlement funds are supporting the Genesee County Jail program, which aims to reduce withdrawal risks and improve long-term recovery
As it works to improve prison healthcare, ODOC is contracting nurses, increasing off-site medical trips and holding town halls with inmates to address healthcare gaps
Deputies were transporting the inmate on the 5 freeway when he broke free from the patrol car
The experiments in the 60s and 70s involved administering doses of pesticides and herbicides to the incarcerated men
The basis for substance use programs in Mass. DOC facilities is a combination of the Therapeutic Community model and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
The Nevada inmate exited a jail van at an intersection and slipped and slid his way back into custody
The new Health Services Unit at Stanley Correctional Institution will provide much-needed health, psychological, dental, therapeutic, lab and ancillary services
Inmate Henry Hodges has accused the state of cruel and unusual punishment and inadequate medical and mental health care
The inmate was getting medical treatment at a local hospital when he attempted to escape and assaulted the CO
During rounds of housing cells, deputies cut free an inmate with a sheet tied around his neck and the cell bars
Bulger’s transfer to W. Va. prison was well-known to other inmates and he was beaten to death just hours after his arrival
A Del. inmate who had served 40 years was resuscitated by Sussex Correctional Institution personnel and local EMTs
The prisoners are protesting food portions, conditions of confinement and discipline at Ely State Prison
“We are concerned for the interim sheriff’s health, wellbeing, and ability to perform his required duties”
Lawsuit contends the former warden was “grossly negligent” for not providing a safe work environment, sufficient staffing, or adequate safety protocols
This is the fourth time in 36 years that the death warrant for double murderer Gerald Pizzuto will expire
The wing was outfitted with $3.3M in security equipment, including 60 cameras, fences, barred windows and locks
12 to 14 new cells will be used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other infections, or for any other medical reason requiring an inmate to be isolated
The revised and updated standards are up-to-date with best practices and knowledge gained over last seven years
“Assessment is not a one-time event, but a process that should be ongoing throughout the at-risk patient’s incarceration.”
The department will also examine jail conditions in several states to ensure there are no violations of the rights of people with mental illnesses
The county jail has been under pressure from the public for many years to provide better mental health services for inmates
The center found that in one unit every inmate had lice, scabies or both
The Cuyahoga County Diversion Center is for people exhibiting signs of mental illness or addiction who also are accused of committing non-violent crimes
The COs’ work got the man semi-conscious, but he was barely breathing and his lips had turned blue
Inmates claim ADOC has reduced their food and access to medicine, citing “worsening life-threatening conditions”
Tanya Suarez had sued the county alleging jail staff failed to protect her from harming herself after she was arrested
Armor Correctional Health Services Inc. was charged in 2018 with felony abuse of residents of a penal facility in the death of Terrill Thomas
Incident videos help responders identify the physical and behavioral cues of a severe behavioral emergency that may or may not have a criminal component
Corrections officers, our protectors, need your interest, research and compassion just as much as the infamous predators and anonymous inmates they protect us from
The 52 inmates who each sought a $1 million payment were among 77 prisoners at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison who had been given overdoses of the Pfizer vaccine by prison nursing staff
Since Jan. 1, nine inmates have died by suicide, with suspected staff shortages largely to blame
