An inmate arrives at medical with head lacerations from repetitive head banging against a cell wall. Another is found opening an abdominal wound stitched up after the trauma of a car-chase crash. Still another is admitted to the infirmary having sliced arms and chest with a razor in the shower. Self-injury behavior (SIB) is a misunderstood phenomenon that is quite…
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The statistics on prison rape are shocking. According to the 2013 Department of Justice study, 4% of all state and federal inmates experienced at least one incident of sexual victimization. That is nearly 1 in 20 inmates. My first reaction to the information was to assume this was inmate on inmate victimization, but this is only part of it. More…
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Every correctional facility needs a solid system for bridging medications including tracking, good community and intrafacility connections, and extreme diligence to follow-through on medication delivery