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.
Invisible tracking and real-time alerts could prevent escapes and save lives inside correctional facilities
The basis for the lock-ins was recorded in official logbooks in only three of the seven instances, the report found
The bill would also make Narcan training available to people in custody, make sure Narcan is stocked in all housing units and provide OD prevention kits to those leaving jail
“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
Suit alleges jail’s contracted medical provider said she was withdrawing from drugs, not in labor, and some jail staffers and medical staff laughed at her
Some jails have also increased the availability of Narcan to reverse opioid overdoses
A federal lawsuit alleged that county officers and supervisors shackled the woman’s wrists, ankles and waist during prenatal visits, and during labor and childbirth
Etowah County Detention Center often holds several pregnant and postpartum women in the jail under special bond conditions that require rehab and $10,000 cash
The man alleges he was seen by multiple medical and mental health providers who failed to notice his decomposing leg
Deputies took two hours to respond to the homeless woman’s call for help, then stopped at Starbucks on the way to the hospital; the woman lost the pregnancy
On Aug. 2, Hunt County Jail held 299 inmates - 156 of whom (52%) had been flagged with some form of mental illness
The board of supervisors wants to speed the process of filling more than 350 vacancies for deputies, nurses and mental health clinicians
Upholds 2020 ruling that the state’s use of midazolam in injections is constitutional and dismissed claims that less painful methods of execution are available
The vending machine – the first of its kind in the state – holds 54 boxes and is stocked by the detention center
Report highlighted shortcomings that ranged from the mistreatment of elderly inmates to a severe shortage of doctors and nurses and poor record keeping
The individual was reportedly immediately isolated and contact tracing is underway
Jail’s medical staff tended to the mom and infant, who was born weeks before his due date
Problems flagged repeatedly by inspectors were related to the jail being too small, too dark and understaffed
The ruling said inmates aren’t getting timely access to emergency treatment, medications, treatment for chronic diseases and specialty care
The city must build a $60 million expansion for inmates with mental and medical health problems
Staffing provides the biggest obstacle for both COs and nurses, but officials say they are working on it
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