Jan 29, 2019 | In the news
Grant Funds Injections to Help Inmates Kick Addictions – “An injection has helped Arkansas parolees find sobriety and gives them a chance to live a full life without crime. It is called Vivitrol and is injected every 28 days. It is a part of one of the...Jan 23, 2019 | In the news
Hear Our Cries: Inmates Find Redemption Through Song – “His name is Quincy, and he is a pre-trial detainee in the jail, awaiting a new trial after his prison sentence was overturned. People call him Q. When I meet him, I tell him that he’s got the best...Jan 17, 2019 | In the news
The San Luis Obispo County Board of Supervisors requested this approval on December 11, 2018 for a contract with Wellpath to provide jail health care services, including a jail-based competency treatment program.Jan 14, 2019 | In the news
Grant Provides Medication-Assisted Treatment To Inmates Leaving Jail seem eager to take advantage of the program, according to Correct Care Solutions, which provides health care services to jails.Jan 7, 2019 | In the news
Commissioners approve jail health contracts Court to begin drafting contracts for the services. One proposed contract is with WellPath, a Nashville, Tenn.,-based health care providerJan 7, 2019 | In the news
Amid a growing opioid epidemic, lawmakers hope to end drug-addiction withdrawal in county jails. Colorado sheriffs are on the front lines of a public health crisis as jails fill with people dependent on painkillers, heroin, meth and alcohol.