Correctional Health Care, Reentry & Diversion Services
The corrections health care, re-entry, and diversion market is defined as the provision of medical and behavioral health services to the incarcerated, services to ease the transition back into the community, and diversion services related to decreasing or avoiding jail time for certain offenses. The corrections market faces a number of challenges including the high number of individuals with serious mental illness, an increasingly female population, providing adequate care, and helping former inmates adapt and succeed in the community.
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Six States Cut Three-Year Return-To-Prison Rates By 20% Or More
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Homeless Rate Nearly 10 Times Higher For Former Prisoners
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Inmates With Serious Mental Illness Most Often Incarcerated For Drug & Sex Offenses
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Lane County, Oregon Launches Pay-For-Success Project For Forensic Housing & Re-Entry Services
The Face Of The Criminal Justice System Is Increasingly Female
There are currently 6.5 million people involved in the correctional system—2.1 million who are incarcerated (see Total Population in U.S. Adult Correctional Systems by Correctional Status). This population is increasingly female. While the overall incarcerated population is going down, the proportion of women is on the rise. Since 1978, women in the corrections system has… Read
- Use Of Medication-Assisted Treatment For Opioid Use Disorder In Criminal Justice Settings
- Nevada Passes Justice Reinvestment Bill To Address Behavioral Health Needs & Reduce Recidivism
- New Jersey Limits Solitary Confinement In Prisons
- Wisconsin Act 185: Relating To Juvenile Corrections
- Wisconsin Department Of Corrections, Juvenile Corrections Population Report
Latest Resources
- Colorado Department Of Public Safety Fiscal Year 2020 Performance Plan
- New Pilot Programs To Focus On Individuals Cycling Through Criminal Justice System In Seattle & King County
- DOJ Awards Jail-Based Opioid Addiction Treatment Grants To 15 Counties
- Virginia DOC Releases RFI For Inmate Health Care Services
- Youth Sue Florida Department Of Juvenile Justice Over Solitary Confinement
- G.H., et al., v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
- Michigan DOC Issues RFI For Pending Health Services Community Reintegration Program
- Michigan DOC Strategic Plan 2019 To 2022
- Los Angeles County Supervisors Cancel $1.7 Billion Jail Replacement Project To Focus On Mental Health ‘Care-First’ Model
- Georgia Corrections Awards Behavioral & Dental Contract To Incumbent Centene
- Kentucky Department Of Corrections Launches SOAR Recovery Aftercare Program
- Keeping On Top Of Innovations In Corrections Reentry Programs
- Maine Legislative Directive 1108: Resolve, Establishing The Task Force On Alternatives To Incarceration For Maine Youth
- Pennsylvania Executive Order Issued Focused On Reduction Of Institutional Care
- Deborah Ross Appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer Of National Commission On Correctional Health Care
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- The Face Of The Criminal Justice System Is Increasingly Female
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- Maryland Corrections Awards $680 Million, Five-Year Prison Medical Contract To Corizon Health
Government Contract Bidding Opportunities
- Vermont Seeks Cognitive Behavioral Risk Interventions Services
- Virginia's City of Portsmouth Seeks Digital X-Ray Services
- New York's Monroe County Seeks Inmate Medical and Mental Health Services Monitoring
- Kansas Seeks Comprehensive Health Care Services
Government Contract Award Announcements
- California's San Diego County Awards Medical Services Contract to California Forensic Medical Group, Inc.
- Wisconsin's Milwaukee County Awards Correctional Medical Services Contract to Wellpath, LLC
- Virginia Awards Multiple Temporary Medical Services Contracts
- Wyoming Awards In-Prison Substance Abuse Treatment Services Contract to Gateway Foundation, Inc.
