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
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- 45% Of State Prison Admissions Are Due To Probation Or Parole Violations
- Washington's Whatcom County Jail Agrees To Settlement Providing MAT To Inmates With Opioid Use Disorder
- New Orleans To Renew Wellpath Contract For Jail Health Care
- New Orleans Jail Monitors' Report No. 10
Latest Resources
- Pennsylvania Executive Order Issued Focused On Reduction Of Institutional Care
- Deborah Ross Appointed Interim Chief Executive Officer Of National Commission On Correctional Health Care
- California Felony Reconviction Rates Dropped From 30% In 2011 To 22% In 2015
- 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
- New Jersey A 314: Isolated Confinement Restriction Act
- Nevada Assembly Bill 236: Makes Changes Related To Criminal Law And Criminal Procedure
- New Jersey Department of Corrections Offender Characteristics Report: January 2019
- Oklahoma Prison Population Tracked By New Online Tool
- Oklahoma House Bill 1269: Expungement Of Criminal Records & Commutations
- Los Angeles Board Of Supervisors Motion: Implementing A Jail-Based Job Center Pilot Program At Century Regional Detention Facility For Women
- Corizon Health Wants To Expand Access To Medication For Addiction Treatment In Jail
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Government Contract Bidding Opportunities
- Illinois' Kane County Seeks Juvenile Justice Center Medical Services
- Texas Seeks Jail Diversion Program Evaluation Services
- Missouri Seeks Correctional Program Assessment Services
- Illinois' Cook County Seeks Services for People Returning from Prisons, Jails, and Juvenile Facilities
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.
