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Correctional Recommendations for Correctional and …

(3 days ago) The screening, vaccination, and treatment recommendations below are actions recommended at intake for persons who are detained or incarcerated. Depending on facility intake procedures and health care capacity, some of these actions might occur after intake or booking process at the initial … See more

https://www.cdc.gov/correctionalhealth/rec-guide.html

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Health Care in U.S. Correctional Facilities — A Limited and …

(1 days ago) WEBA 2019 New Yorker article reported that 1500 lawsuits had been filed between 2013 and 2018 against two of the largest U.S. providers of jail health care (Corizon Health and Wellpath) for neglect

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMms2211252

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Health Care in Prisons and Jails Impacts Community Health

(5 days ago) WEBDrawing from these recommendations to improve health care in prisons and jails can yield far-reaching benefits for inmates, their home communities, and the nation. The recent …

https://issues.org/correctional-health-care-community-health-prisons-jails/

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How Do You Get Health Care in Prison? - WebMD

(9 days ago) WEBInmates may have to pay for health care. The law mandates that incarcerated people receive health care, but that doesn’t mean it’s free. Most facilities …

https://www.webmd.com/health-insurance/features/health-care-in-prison

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Prison And Jail Reentry And Health Health Affairs

(9 days ago) WEBThis creates challenges related to public health, housing, education, and employment for reentering people, families, and the communities hit hard by mass …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/do/10.1377/hpb20210928.343531

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Correctional Healthcare National Institute of Corrections

(5 days ago) WEBWith the rates of incarceration skyrocketing, the need for effective and more efficient correctional healthcare services has skyrocketed. Many health problems that plague …

https://nicic.gov/resources/resources-topics-and-roles/topics/correctional-healthcare

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Foundations Help Improve Health In Prison And Jail And …

(Just Now) WEBIn November 2020 the California Wellness Foundation awarded a three-year, $422,500 grant to TCN. The grantee’s model, described above, to help people about to leave …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/doi/10.1377/hlthaff.2021.01912

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The Jail Health-Care Crisis The New Yorker

(3 days ago) WEBFebruary 25, 2019. The Pueblo County, Colorado, Sheriff’s Office. Addiction and mental illness pose a particularly acute problem in jails. Photograph by Jamey Stillings for The New Yorker. As a

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2019/03/04/the-jail-health-care-crisis

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NCCHC - National Commission on Correctional Health …

(2 days ago) WEBImproving Correctional Health Care NCCHC’s mission is to improve the quality of health care in jails, prisons, and juvenile facilities. Learn more about how we can support your expertise, your […]

https://www.ncchc.org/

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As U.S. jails outsource health care, inmate deaths rise

(6 days ago) WEBJails with publicly managed medical services, usually run by the sheriff’s office or local health department, had an average of 12.8 deaths per 10,000 inmates in …

https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-jails-privatization/

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Care of Incarcerated Patients AAFP

(6 days ago) WEBA systematic approach to urgent, routine, and preventive care for persons in jails and prisons creates a healthier correctional environment and a healthier community …

https://www.aafp.org/pubs/afp/issues/2018/1115/p577.html

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Reentry Programs to Help Former Prisoners Obtain Health Care …

(Just Now) WEBReentry Programs to Help Former Prisoners Obtain Health Care Are Often Underused. By Renuka Rayasam March 8, 2023. Matthew Boyd was released from a …

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/prison-reentry-programs-former-inmates-health-care/

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Prison Health Care Costs and Quality The Pew Charitable Trusts

(3 days ago) WEBPew’s research found: Departments of correction collectively spent $8.1 billion on prison health care services for incarcerated individuals in fiscal year …

https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2017/10/prison-health-care-costs-and-quality

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Ethical Dilemmas In Prison And Jail Health Care

(2 days ago) WEBThe “right to health care” articulated by the Supreme Court pre-ordained these ongoing tensions. The court reasoned that to place persons in prison or jail, where …

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/ethical-dilemmas-prison-and-jail-health-care

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Improving mental health for inmates

(6 days ago) WEBAbout 37 percent of people in prison have a history of mental health problems, according to a 2017 report from the U.S. Department of Justice. More than 24 percent have been …

https://www.apa.org/monitor/2019/03/mental-heath-inmates

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Health coverage options for incarcerated people HealthCare.gov

(7 days ago) WEBIf you’re incarcerated you can use the Marketplace to apply for. Medicaid. coverage in your state. Medicaid won’t pay for your medical care while you’re in prison or jail. But if you …

https://www.healthcare.gov/incarcerated-people/

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BOP: Inmate Medical Care - Federal Bureau of Prisons

(1 days ago) WEBInmates receive essential medical, dental, and mental health services. The Bureau's professional staff provides essential medical, dental, and mental health (psychiatric) …

https://www.bop.gov/inmates/custody_and_care/medical_care.jsp

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Rutgers Provides Hope for Ex-Offenders Navigating Recovery and …

(2 days ago) WEBFor more than a decade, Rutgers has provided physical and mental health care to more than 19,000 of New Jersey’s inmates. The NJDOC asked Rutgers to create the IRTS …

https://impact.rutgers.edu/irts/

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For Markus Johnson, Prison and Mental Illness Equaled a Death …

(7 days ago) WEBThe downward spiral of one inmate, Markus Johnson, shows the larger failures of the nation’s prisons to care for the mentally ill. Politics When Prison and …

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Tablets for inmates come with hefty costs The Texas Tribune

(8 days ago) WEBA man plays a game in the Brothers in Arms cell block, a new veteran-focused program, at the Harris County Joint Processing Center, part of the county jail system, on …

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/13/texas-prisons-jails-tablets/

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Lawsuits filed against jail health care company allege negligence

(Just Now) WEBCanett is among nine inmates who died in 2022 in the El Paso County Jail under the care of Wellpath, a health care company for jails across the country that has …

https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/jail-healthcare-company-facing-lawsuits-while-taking-millions-in-taxpayer-dollars-colorado/73-70310bde-89a0-4510-b99b-c2cba9712e80

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Inmate Information – Bergen County Sheriff

(8 days ago) WEBProfessional access to inmates will be permitted in the jail from 7:00 A.M. through 9:30 P.M. 7 days a week. All visits are subject to approval by the Tour Commander on duty. …

https://sheriffwp.bergen.org/inmate-information/

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Nonemergency Involuntary Antipsychotic Medication in Prison

(1 days ago) WEBAffiliations 1 Dr. Salem is Northern Regional Director of Psychiatry and Dr. Reeves is Director of Psychiatry, Rutgers-University Correctional Health Care (UCHC), …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26071504/

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How a suicide crisis led to change in a California county jail

(5 days ago) WEBHirayama knew he couldn’t control everything in the jail. A substantial number of its inmates come from rival gangs, and keeping them apart is critical to …

https://calmatters.org/justice/2024/05/suicide-in-jail/

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Councilman warns of ‘disaster’ for NYC after beds for mentally ill

(Just Now) WEBHe noted that 55% of inmates at Rikers require mental health treatment and that the Brooklyn detention center is only slated to have 22% of beds for mentally ill patients — …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/councilman-warns-of-disaster-for-nyc-after-beds-for-mentally-ill-slashed-in-half-at-new-brooklyn-jail/ar-BB1mkPux

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New Jersey Department of Corrections Official Website

(8 days ago) WEBCorrectional Police Officer Recruitment. The New Jersey State Correctional Police Officer is responsible, during an assigned tour of duty, to ensure the custody, safety and care of …

https://www.nj.gov/corrections/pages/index.shtml

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How a suicide crisis led to change in Tulare County's jail

(6 days ago) WEBSimilar scenes have been playing out all over California. The year 2022 was the deadliest on record for California’s jail system when 215 people died in county-run …

https://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/story/news/2024/05/07/how-a-suicide-crisis-led-to-change-in-tulare-countys-jail/73593268007/

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Lawmakers Question Sheriff Over 'Unlocked' Netflix Show TIME

(9 days ago) WEBThe series focuses on a six-week experiment that gave inmates in one cellblock more freedom by unlocking their cell doors. Higgins said he did not approach …

https://time.com/6978179/arkansas-lawmakers-sheriff-unlocked-netflix/

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Nurse at Meck County jail claims she was sexually harassed, …

(8 days ago) WEBA nurse working inside the Mecklenburg County jail claims she was sexually harassed, threatened, and intimidated by a captain, officers and inmates. Now, she’s suing the …

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/nurse-at-meck-county-jail-claims-she-was-sexually-harassed-threatened/ar-BB1mbrJZ

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Harvey Weinstein back at Rikers Island jail after hospital stay - Los

(5 days ago) WEBFrank Dwyer, a New York City Department of Correction spokesperson, said Weinstein was originally taken to Bellevue for medical care and was returned to the …

https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2024-05-09/harvey-weinstein-is-back-at-nycs-rikers-island-jail-after-hospital-stay

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Harvey Weinstein is back at NYC’s Rikers Island jail after hospital stay

(1 days ago) WEBNEW YORK (AP) — One-time movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was returned to a New York City jail in what his publicist said Tuesday was the result from a published …

https://apnews.com/article/weinstein-health-hospital-rikers-nyc-jail-683a9be56deda1b8d7fe4542771a0c45

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Richland County Jail inmate dies at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital

(2 days ago) WEBAnother inmate at the Richland County Jail has died after arriving at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital.. Rebecca Westfield, 54, was pronounced dead at 5:25 a.m. May 7 at …

https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/05/13/richland-county-jail-ohio-inmate-rebecca-westield-dies-ohiohealth-mansfield-hospital/73674191007/

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