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24 wellness tips for corrections officers in 2024

WEBA massage can help ease tension in your muscles, improve circulation in your body, reduce pain and even improve your sleep. 18. Try acupuncture. This is especially beneficial for …

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How jails and prisons are improving inmate healthcare

WEBSeveral trends, including a focus on mental and physical health, can be seen across the corrections profession in an effort to improve healthcare for inmates, while still remaining …

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To lower health care costs, Md. prisons serve healthy food

WEBThe menu still can’t be tailored well to individual health needs. Getting the fresh food without increasing the food budget — currently $3.30 to $3.50 per inmate per day — is …

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The importance of employee wellness programs in corrections

WEBPersonal mental health is extremely important to a healthy, sustainable career within corrections. Working in corrections is typically accompanied by a negative and, at times, …

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'From Guards to Guardians': Program focuses on the

WEBFrom new hires to old-timers, nothing is more important than correctional facilities finding ways to maintain healthy employees. That is the goal of “ From Guards to Guardians,” a …

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Pa. prison becomes hub of care for mentally ill

WEBThe program, in place for five years, is experiencing bigger numbers than ever. The mentally ill men and women crowding the cells of the Erie County Prison fall under the …

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NM promises better oversight of prison health contract

WEBSANTA FE, NM — The New Mexico Corrections Department is inviting new vendors to take a crack at providing health care to the about 7,000 men and women held in the state’s …

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How does jail medicine differ from prison medicine

WEBThe first important difference between jails and prisons is that jails tend to get patients “fresh off the streets.”. Take the case of Randy J. Randy; he’sa homeless alcoholic man …

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3 trends that will impact correctional healthcare in 2021

WEBBy Tim Stephens, Don Hulick, Gary Maynard, Keith Neely and John Walsh, Ph.D. In 2020, COVID-19 further exaggerated the difficulty of providing healthcare in the corrections …

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Sheriff stands behind jail healthcare, in face of rising medical

WEBSAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif. — In the last three years, 30 people have died in San Bernardino County jails with 18 of those deaths, or 60 percent, being medical-related, …

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Pa. prison medical provider approved despite scathing

WEBLACKAWANNA COUNTY, Pa. — Lackawanna County’s majority commissioners approved a new inmate medical provider for the county prison over Commissioner Chris …

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Ala. lawmakers put temporary hold on $1B contract for

WEBMONTGOMERY, Ala. — A billion dollar contract to provide medical and mental health care for Alabama prison inmates came before the Legislature’s contract review committee on …

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Ga. prison medical provider cites millions in extra costs due to …

WEBThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ATLANTA — The medical provider for the Georgia prison system backed out of its contract with the Department of Corrections last year after …

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Report: Fla. private prison health care in disarray

WEBFlorida ranks at the low end in terms of per inmate care, with the median cost nationally at $5,783 and Florida at $4,050, which is comparable to most large states in the country, …

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5 things to know about wellness rooms

WEBA wellness room is a private area designated for quiet time. Officers can use the room if they’re feeling stressed, anxious or just need to escape from the noise and fast pace of …

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Brewing up trouble with prison hooch

WEBThe Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reported on five outbreaks of potentially deadly botulism from prison hooch in the Arizona, California and Utah prison systems. Botulism …

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Train to retain: Developing corrections staff

WEBKeep the connections open. To retain, you must train! Corrections managers should realize good training is invaluable. It helps with morale, boosts employee self-confidence, …

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Pa. DOC seeks budget increase amid staffing, security concerns

WEBIn an effort to boost staffing, the Pennsylvania DOC reduced the CO’s minimum age requirement to 18. The DOC would receive $3.3 billion across all funds in Gov. Josh …

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How to start a correctional officer peer support team

WEBBy James Dudley, C1 Contributor. Recent research shows two kinds of negative influences affect officers: Organizational and environmental. Stress that is allowed to fester …

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Inmate attack on Calif. prison nurse investigated as

WEBSTOCKTON, Calif. — An inmate at a prison in Stockton hit a registered nurse on the head with an unknown object in an attack authorities were investigating as an attempted …

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