NCCHC Offers Free Attendance for Virtual Healthcare Conference
For the first time ever, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) brings the industry a full conference at no charge.
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ADC Awards Healthcare Contract to Centurion of Arizona
The Arizona Department of Corrections (ADC) recently awarded a contract to deliver inmate correctional healthcare services to Centurion of Arizona, LLC.
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Connecticut DOC Set to Take Over Inmate Healthcare from UConn
Thus, early in July, the commissioner of Connecticut’s prison system, Scott Semple, declared that his department will be taking over the health care of inmates throughout the state. The commissioner has promised both sweeping reform as well as drastically improved results.
Read moreUnkosher: A Lie That’s Costing Prisons Millions
While the freedom of religion stretches behind prison walls, some inmates are taking advantage of the system.
Prisoners across the country are falsely claiming the Jewish faith in order to have access to a kosher diet, which they believe is a safer and better-tasting meal option.
Read moreOhio Introduces Two-Meal Plan to Reduce Costs
COLUMBUS, Ohio — State inmates began receiving one fewer meal per day on weekends and holidays, beginning in August, but the cost-savings initiative will not reduce the amount of food served to inmates, according to corrections officials.
Under the plan, inmates at the state’s 32 prisons receive brunch instead of breakfast and lunch. The brunch plan delivers the same amount of food as the out-going three-meal system.
“The brunch meal plan was a result of a joint labor and management cost savings committee,” says JoEllen Culp, prisons spokeswoman.
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