Introduction Correctional facilities face increasing challenges in providing adequate healthcare to inmates. The population entering jails and prisons is often underserved, making medical care within these institutions complex. Despite the constitutional mandate established by Estelle v. Gamble (1976), integrating healthcare effectively remains
The Unique Landscape of Correctional Healthcare Correctional healthcare presents a unique paradox—despite its institutional setting, it often allows clinicians to exceed community standards of care. Dentists, for example, have noted that prison settings enable them to perform multi-stage procedures that insurance would
Avoiding the Trap of Overloading Staff Early in my career as a Correctional Health Authority, I noticed a recurring mistake across different sites—overloading staff with shared responsibilities, or what I call “piling on workers at random.” Even seasoned professionals fall into this
