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.
Dillon Bakke died from a brain hemorrhage days after reporting severe head pain while in custody at the Ramsey County jail in 2022
A federal jury found the Pierce County Jail’s medical provider violated the constitutional rights of an inmate by failing to address a serious blood clot that led to amputation
The funds will support full-time addiction counselors and withdrawal medications, marking the first portion of $60 million in opioid settlement money allocated to Ohio jails
“A quick-thinking nurse brought him back,” said an inmate about one of the recent overdoses
“There are dozens of reasons to leave and very few to stay,” said Brian Dawe of One Voice United
“If an inmate would require medical attention en route to an emergency room at a hospital, the EMS ambulance crew is better prepared than my deputies” Westmoreland County Sheriff James Albert said
Sheriff Craig Owens said his office will be the first in the state of Georgia to implement this service
The Denver Sheriff Department hopes the new Crisis Response Team will minimize deputies’ workloads and provide better service to people in the jail
Attorneys argue the low-IQ inmate should have been given help understanding the prison paperwork that laid the groundwork for the planned lethal injection
The case comes after the Massachusetts State Police unsuccessfully sued Gov. Charlie Baker
The inmate, who is accused of assaulting police officers, has yet to receive treatment for a broken wrist sustained in May
“I don’t know how you can look at yourself in a mirror,” said Judge Patricia Cosgrove
No corrections officer or sheriff’s department employee who worked inside the jail wrote a letter on Ken Mills’ behalf
Rep. Steve Clouse said the plan would be a first step in correcting violence and abuse that has brought a federal lawsuit against the state
The order covers all 34 of California’s prisons, but allows for religious and medical exemptions
EMS crews are being left without DOC escorts to protect them when they enter the jails, the union says
A federal court-appointed receiver asked a judge to impose the mandate Friday, arguing that voluntary vaccination programs of staff have failed
When it comes to assessing an inmate’s mental health, we must rely on subjective markers and compare those markers to the inmate’s baseline
Brown rolling papers were also discovered inside three other highlighters
Arlington County is now including fentanyl test strips in the kits, along with Narcan and other treatment resources
Medical staff recorded that the inmate “stated he felt fine,” but did so without a translator present
The man who once ran the jail now faces a potential sentence of nine months behind bars
If a CO feels that restraints are necessary, a written explanation must be submitted within 5 days of incident
He said it was “clear” the inmate would suffer irreparable harm if denied the treatment while incarcerated
The treatment can reduce the risk of hospitalization or death from COVID-19 by 70% to 85%
“I never felt like the sheriff. I felt like I was just another supervisor,” said former Sheriff Clifford Pinkney
Ken Mills is standing trial for misdemeanor dereliction of duty charges as well as felony tampering with records
The inmates’ comments contradict assertions by the sheriff and the jail’s physician that the use of the drug was voluntary
Dr. Rob Karas, the jail’s physician, defends the practice despite FDA warnings against it
The FDA has warned that ivermectin should not be used to treat the coronavirus
Monoclonal antibodies can help prevent higher-risk patients from developing severe illness related to COVID-19
Learn how a medication-assisted treatment pilot turned into a successful program
The state budget includes $90.6 million in funds aimed at installing fixed security and body-worn cameras at five facilities
