LIFE IN PRISON: MEDICAL COMPASSIONATE RELEASE Click on the title about to see a short video showing various sides of the issue of compassionate release of medically disabled inmates in the California Prison System. Do you think inmates with severe disease should be moved to community facilities for care? Post your thoughts in the comments section.
End of Life Care
Many states and counties are reeling from the increased expenses to continue providing healthcare to an aging inmate population. As the average age of US inmates increases, chronic disease and cancers escalate. In an earlier post I talked about the basics of the aging inmate population. News articles pop up almost weekly about state correctional systems struggling with rising health…
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Needs of Prisoners with Cancer
Question Mark What Are the Unique Needs of Prisoners With Cancer? [By Mark Vrabel, MLS, AHIP, ELS, ONS Information Resources Supervisor] Accreditation organizations such as the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) provide specialty standards and guidance for improving the quality of health care in jails, prisons, and juvenile confinement facilities. Lorry Schoenly, PhD, RN, CCHP, has been a…
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