Prison doctors in the 21st century.More than two million men and women are currently incarcerated incarcerated /in·car·cer·at·ed/ (in-kahr´ser-at?ed) imprisoned; constricted; subjected to incarceration. in·car·cer·at·ed adj. Confined or trapped, as a hernia. in the jails and prisons of the United States. The challenges of providing medical, dental, nursing, pharmacy, substance abuse, and mental health care for this population have become enormous. Correctional medicine has become an exciting and challenging career for thousands of health professionals. The average age of prisoners is increasing. They suffer from HIV HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), either of two closely related retroviruses that invade T-helper lymphocytes and are responsible for AIDS. There are two types of HIV: HIV-1 and HIV-2. HIV-1 is responsible for the vast majority of AIDS in the United States. , hepatitis-C, tuberculosis, cancer, diabetes, hypertension, substance abuse, and myriad other diseases. The deinstitutionalization de·in·sti·tu·tion·al·i·za·tion n. The release of institutionalized people, especially mental health patients, from an institution for placement and care in the community. of the mentally ill has brought tens of thousands of these patients into correctional systems. Organizations like the National Commission on Correctional Health Care, the Society of Correctional Physicians, the American Correctional Association The American Correctional Association is an association of providers of services to prisons in the United States. It holds an annual trade show where products used in prisons are shown to prospective purchasers. It was formerly known as the American Prison Association. , the American Correctional Health Services Association, and the Academy of Correctional Health Professionals have brought accreditation standards and treatment protocols into the correctional environment. This presentation will review the evolution of health care in our prisons and jails since the days of Shawshank Redemption. It is an interesting and important story for all physicians. Gail R. Williams, MD, MS, and Suzanne Ducate, MD. Psychiatry, Mississippi State Penitentiary Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman Farm, is the oldest prison and the only maximum security prison in the state of Mississippi, USA. It is located on 18,000 acres (73 km²) in Parchman, Mississippi, and was built in 1901. It has beds for 4,840 inmates. , Correctional Medical Services, Mississippi Department of Corrections, Montgomery, AL. Mental Health Services, University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut is the State of Connecticut's land-grant university. It was founded in 1881 and serves more than 27,000 students on its six campuses, including more than 9,000 graduate students in multiple programs. UConn's main campus is in Storrs, Connecticut. Health Center/Correctional Mandated Health Care, Farmington, CT. |
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