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.
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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
After starting at the jail in November, Dr. Matthew Sachs discovered what he described as “a massive problem” with prescription drug abuse
Jail leaders must “take out the emotion” about the medication prescribed through the MAT programs, Lt. Staci Shaffer said
“The pandemic has likely contributed to the rise in cases,” the state’s chief science officer said
The findings come as the governor seeks $126.6 million in the next fiscal year and $162.5 million annually thereafter to expand treatment
The changes would put the Orange County jail system ahead of other facilities statewide, a disability rights attorney said
In a lawsuit, the nurse blames jail staff for creating an unsafe environment by not supervising inmates while in the infirmary
Two sheriffs who have implemented MAT programs said they opposed the state requiring counties to offer it without paying for it
Despite efforts to improve recruitment and retention, the vacancy rate in jail positions continues to grow
The new guidelines say a jail barring inmates from taking prescribed medication to block opioid addiction would run afoul of the Americans with Disabilities Act
A jury said the sheriff’s office violated the inmate’s rights under federal disability laws by failing to properly train staff
Senate Bill 448 would create a commission to oversee the DOC’s administration of healthcare
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