This is a great video describing jail health services. Maracopa is a large jail that serves the Phoenix, AZ community. You may remember that Sheriff Joe Arpario is in charge here. Information on their medical services from their website indicate the depth of health services provided. The Medical Services Section is located at the Lower Buckeye Jail, and is licensed by the State of Arizona. It is comprised of a 60 bed inmate infirmary, a fully staffed Medical Clinic, and a 268 bed Psychiatric Unit. Detention and Medical personnel work closely to provide optimum care for all of the inmates housed within the Infirmary and Psychiatric unit. The main objective of these units is to provide progressive treatment to both the mentally and physically handicapped inmates within the Maricopa County Jail system. Continual efforts are made to treat and stabilize these inmates so that they may again be housed in the jail’s general population, when feasible, and eventually be reintegrated into the community upon release.
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Marsha Grant (@jailnurs) says
For all the heat Sheriff Joe gets for maltreatment of the Maricopa inmates, that looks pretty amazing to me for a health care setting in a jail system. Is that a response to a lawsuit I wonder? It’s unfortunate to me that most improvements in corrections come through litigation. Once it gets put on the table people realize how horrific it can be. I am so pleased the Sheriff Joe stepped up! He is an inspiration for others. As we increasingly become a country of those who deserve it, and those who don’t, and how easy it is to cross that imaginary line, I find this very hopeful. I am so ready for healthcare reform.
Lorry Schoenly says
Marsha: I couldn’t have said it better. I had those same thoughts. It looks like an amazing place. I hope I can tour it when I visit Phoenix for the Winter ACA conference.