A West Virginia jail is discovering what many county and state governments have confirmed – inmate healthcare is less expensive when delivered onsite rather than in the community. Why is that? Let’s discuss the factors that make onsite healthcare efficient and effective for the corrections community. Save healthcare money and deliver care behind the walls. How to save healthcare money…
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New York State is considering increased oversight of HIV inmates’ care. This article had me considering the many issues and barriers to providing care for inmates with HIV. To be sure, healthcare providers have education, drug protocols and clinical practice guidelines specific for the correctional environment. Many of the medication regimens have been standardized and commonly available through prison pharmacy…
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Shackling inmates in labor has been an issue for some time in corrections and is getting press due to coverage in New York. Last week they became the sixth state to ban the use of shackles during labor except is special situations. The ACLU and other prison watch groups have been actively pursuing a change in this corrections practice. It…
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