When it comes to inmate healthcare, correctional facilities are facing a perfect storm. A growth in geriatric inmates poses significant challenges in regard to management of chronic diseases and environmental modifications; drug-addicted inmates are flooding correctional facilities; and in many jurisdictions, jails and prisons are now the largest providers of mental healthcare services. The issues are huge, sprawling and complex, and they impact every correctional facility. This special coverage series reviews key ways facilities can prepare to battle the storm.