By Audrey Arthur
(06/19/2013)
(06/19/2013)
Inmates will soon move into the new North Dakota State Penitentiary with a state-of-the-art medical care facility and upgraded security system.
Construction on the maximum-security prison, which will include the replacement of some antiquated facilities dating back to the 1800s, began in 2010. BWBR Architects, with offices in St. Paul, Minn. designed the much-awaited project.
By Audrey Arthur
(05/15/2013)
(05/15/2013)
As eligibility requirements take change, the 2014 implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) will expand Medicaid to the nation’s current and former inmates, if states opt to expand.
By Kathy Gallo
(09/05/2012)
(09/05/2012)
“In the decisions we make as law enforcement officers, we must always ask, ‘Is this decision ethical? Is it honest? After I make this decision, will others think of me as a person of integrity?’ That’s the standard. That’s the test.”
(06/06/2012)
Corizon announced that it has been awarded the contract for health care services in Lane County, Ore., effective July 1, 2012.
(05/17/2012)
The Arizona Department of Corrections awarded a $349 million, three-year contract to Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Wexford Health Sources Inc. to privatize health care in Arizona’s state-run prisons.
(04/04/2012)
NaphCare Inc. has reached an agreement with the Suffolk County Sheriff’s Department (SCSD) to manage medical services at the House of Corrections.
(03/21/2012)
After suffering for years, the quality of health care in California’s prisons appears to be on the rise.
(02/29/2012)
After suffering for years, the quality of health care in California’s prisons appears to be on the rise.
By Torrey Sims
(02/09/2012)
(02/09/2012)
The Colorado Department of Corrections now has one of the few ambulatory surgical centers in the country.
(02/09/2012)
A judge has granted the request of the department and Dallas County to end court supervision of a lawsuit concerning conditions at the Dallas County Jail.