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Maine to Examine Prison Health Care

March 5, 2014March 11, 2014 2774 Views Courts, Earthquake Engineering Laboratory, Earthquake Lab, Earthquake Research, Eastern U.S., Interdisciplinary Science & Engineering Complex, ISEC, KUMC Health Education Initiative, New Vista, Northeastern University, prison overcrowding, University of Nevada Reno

AUGUSTA, Maine — Concerns over prison health care have prompted Maine legislators to approve an Office of Program Evaluation & Government Accountability (OPEGA) review of the state’s prison health system.

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“Facility of the Year” Awarded in Vermont

January 23, 2013 2448 Views Eastern U.S., Forsyth County, KUMC Health Education Initiative, SCI-Graterford, University of Kansas Medical Center

SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. — Each year, the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) recognizes a standout facility and presents them with the Facility of Year award. For 2012, the Chittenden Regional Correctional Facility (CRCF) was presented with the prestigious honor.

CRCF in South Burlington, Vt., was selected for its variety of inmate programs and features that make it unique in the correctional market. CRCF was selected from nearly 500 prisons, jails and juvenile facilities accredited by NCCHC.