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Community => Public Safety => Topic started by: Lunican on February 01, 2010, 09:12:16 AM

Title: Jacksonville jails striving for sound inmate health care
Post by: Lunican on February 01, 2010, 09:12:16 AM
QuoteJacksonville jails striving for sound inmate health care

They may be the busiest medical clinics in Jacksonville, treating tens of thousands of patients with chronic diseases, mental disorders and drug addictions each year.

They're open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. But they're also very closed: hidden behind bars and bolted doors in buildings few people ever willingly visit.

On any given day there are roughly 4,000 people housed at Duval County's three correctional facilities. And their medical issues - from a risky pregnancy or prostate cancer to AIDS or schizophrenia - must be addressed.

But beyond the legal requirements, law enforcement officials say it's sound public policy to help inmates get as healthy as possible before they're released.

Full Article:
http://jacksonville.com/news/metro/2010-02-01/story/jacksonville_jails_striving_for_sound_inmate_health_care
Title: Re: Jacksonville jails striving for sound inmate health care
Post by: Sportmotor on February 01, 2010, 08:00:25 PM
I think depending on your crime should or could determin what kind of health care you get. ;D