Co$t-effective methods for managing contagious diseases in the jail setting.
Corrections Today › Vol. 69 Nbr. 5, October 2007
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Co$t-effective methods for managing contagious diseases in the jail setting.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has determined that jails currently house what it refers to as its "target population." According to CDC studies, the jail inmate population includes a disproportionate percentage of people with hepatitis, sexually transmitted diseases (such as syphilis and HIV) and a variety of other contagious diseases.
Local jail systems have a transient population, and the same inmates the CDC has identified as its target population are returned to U.S. communities every day. Consider the following questions: How many inmates does a typical jail book and release every day? Do these released inmates pose a health risk to the community? Has everything been done to identify and treat them before they return to their neighborhoods? Some jails have a policy mandating that unless inmates are symptomatic, the testing, treatment and vaccination of the inmate population a...See the full content of this document
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