Decarceration from Local County Jails during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Closer Look

Corrections ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Kevin P. Martyn ◽  
Stephanie Andel ◽  
M. Rhebeca N. Stockman ◽  
Eric Grommon
Keyword(s):  
County Jails

Influenza Vaccination in Massachusetts Jails: A Mixed-Methods Analysis

2021 ◽  
pp. 003335492110416
Author(s):  
Sarah Khorasani ◽  
Julia Zubiago ◽  
Jac Carreiro ◽  
Rubeen Guardado ◽  
Alysse G. Wurcel
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Influenza Vaccine ◽  
Influenza Vaccination ◽  
Summary Statistics ◽  
Vaccination Rates ◽  
Delivery Practices ◽  
County Jails ◽  
Influenza Vaccinations ◽  
Health Administrators

Objectives Influenza infects millions of people each year and contributes to tens of thousands of deaths annually despite the availability of vaccines. People most at risk of influenza complications are disproportionately represented in people incarcerated in US prisons and jails. The objectives of this study were to survey health administrators in Massachusetts county jails about institutional influenza vaccine policies and practices and estimate influenza vaccination rates in Massachusetts jails from 2013 to 2020. Methods In April 2020, we administered surveys to the health services administrators in Massachusetts’ 14 county jails to gather information about influenza vaccination policies and delivery practices. To calculate influenza vaccination rates for each facility, we obtained data on influenza vaccine orders from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health for each county in Massachusetts for influenza seasons 2013-2020. We calculated summary statistics for each reporting facility and each year, conducted a Kruskal–Wallis analysis to compare vaccination rates between years, and used a linear regression model to identify predictors of vaccination rates. Results Influenza vaccination rates in Massachusetts jails ranged from 1.9% to 11.8%. We found no significant differences in vaccination rates between years. Influenza vaccine ordering and delivery practices varied by jail, and respondents had high levels of confidence in influenza policies and vaccine delivery practices. Conclusions Influenza vaccination rates in Massachusetts jails are low, and delivery practices in jails vary. Lack of influenza vaccinations in jails is a gap in health care that needs to be prioritized, especially considering the current COVID-19 pandemic. Further investigations for effective and equitable vaccination in this population should involve people who are incarcerated and people who make influenza vaccine policies in jails.

Wanted: Historic County Jails of Texas (review)

2007 ◽  
Vol 110 (3) ◽  
pp. 418-419
Author(s):  
Dan K. Utley
Keyword(s):  
County Jails

scholarly journals College Courses in County Jails: Pipedreams or Possibilities?

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-92
Author(s):  
Mary Lyndon (Molly) Shanley
Keyword(s):  
College Courses ◽  
County Jails

““Breaking Bread with a Spread”” in a San Francisco County Jail

2008 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 17-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
sandra cate
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
County Jail ◽  
Generic Term ◽  
San Francisco County ◽  
County Jails ◽  
Ethnic Variations

In many jails and prisons, inmates devise a cuisine that supplements –– or replaces –– the official meals provided them. Nearly every evening in the San Francisco County jails, inmates make ““spread,”” the generic term for this cuisine, out of dried ramen noodles and ingredients saved from their meal trays or purchased on weekly commissary orders. Based on a series of over thirty interviews, inmate's recipes indicate wide ethnic variations in spread, as well as skills in inventing pies and other desserts. Obtaining ingredients and sharing spread establishes bonds between individuals and groups within the jail setting. As both product and practice, spread's significance emerges out of its oppositions –– in appearance, taste, and origins –– to jail food. According to the inmates, despite its adherence to nutritional standards, the jailhouse diet represents monotony, insufficiency, and a lack of autonomy; spreading thus provides a creative and social outlet that counters the constraints of incarceration.

Telemedicine services to a county jail

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (1_suppl) ◽  
pp. 93-95 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Zaylor ◽  
Pamela Whitten ◽  
Charles Kingsley
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Care ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
First Year ◽  
Psychiatric Consultation ◽  
Jail Inmates ◽  
County Jail ◽  
County Jails

Local and county jails rarely offer telepsychiatry services to their inmates. We have established a telepsychiatry pilot project between the Kansas University Medical Center and the Lyon County Jail in Emporia, Kansas. A total of 264 telepsychiatry consultations were conducted with jail inmates. Of these, 70 were initial evaluations and 194 were follow-up visits; only one inmate refused to be seen. Approximately one-third of all inmates were seen for psychiatric consultation within one week of their incarceration and 68% were seen within one month of incarceration. Among lessons learned during the first year of service were: the monthly demand for consultations was five times greater than projected; moderately to severely ill inmates with a broad range of psychiatric illness can be seen and treated effectively using videoconferencing; and the technology was accepted by the jail personnel and the inmates alike and integrated into the jail's routine in terms of the delivery of psychiatric care.

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