Blogs about: Correctional Health Care
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Prison Spending Outpaces All but Medicaid
March 3, 2009 By SOLOMON MOORE One in every 31 adults, or 7.3 million Americans, is in prison, on parole or probation, at a cost to the states of $47 billion in 2008, according to a new study. Corre… more →
Smith of the Long Field
Prison Spending Outpaces All but Medicaid
smithofthelongfield wrote 9 months ago: March 3, 2009 By SOLOMON MOORE One in every 31 adults, or 7.3 million Americans, is in prison, on … more →
More of the Same in the California Department of Corrections.
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: After thirteen years, and two federal receivers, the California prison system is still a mess. If t … more →
Getting Tough on Crime is Getting Old...
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smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: I wrote a post a few months ago about how our countries “Get Tough” stance on crime in … more →
The Cost of Incarcerating our Citizens is Bankrupting our Country
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Every day there is story after story on how states are battling with the increased costs of housing … more →
An Argument for Medicare Based Contracting
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: I have written before about the effectiveness of Medicare based contracting in saving money for a c … more →
Progress in Boston
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Here’s yet another city that is taking actions in order to improve the community and reduce cr … more →
Just the Facts, For you Skeptics Out There...
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smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: I received a lot of supportive emails from people that viewed yesterday’s article, and I appre … more →
A Little Less Conversation, A Little More Action, Please...
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smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton will not be in attendance today at the US Conference of Mayors. You … more →
Where Will Your Mayor be Tomorrow?
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Hopefully in NYC to address the issue of prisoner reentry… U.S. Mayors to Tackle Prisoner Reen … more →
Progress in Arizona Prisons
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smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: In the past, Arizona has had the reputation of running one of the toughest prison systems in the co … more →
Progress in Santa Barbara
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a great article that touches on the tough issues surrounding the implementation of comm … more →
Change is Coming to New York City Jails, and it is for the Better...
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Correction Commissioner Pushes Against Critics BY CHRISTOPHER FAHERTY – Staff Reporter of the … more →
How to Reduce the Cost of Correctional Health Care, Part 3
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smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Health Care Provider Contract Evaluation and Re-Negotiation Once you have all of the data for your m … more →
Cutting Correctional Health Care Expenses Through Better Mental Health Programs
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Mental Health Care for the poor and uninsured in our country has been relegated to our jails and pri … more →
How to Reduce the Cost of Correctional Health Care, Part 2
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: (Read Part 1) Use professionals to adjudicate your bills. You may think that paying someone t … more →
Next Up in California, Clark Kelso.
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Good luck Mr. Kelso, you’ll need it. As seen in The Vacaville, CA Reporter: New prison receive … more →
A Step in the Right Direction!
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Funding will help ex-inmates stay clean Grant tries to end cycle of addiction and crime By Colette M … more →
A Lawsuit Like This Could be in Your Future if you Don't Manage Inmate Health Care Properly.
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smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: Ex-inmate sues over disfiguring infection Prison delayed care, putting life at risk, man says By HEC … more →
Shake up in California.
smithofthelongfield wrote 1 year ago: California Prison Health Morass Now in the Hands of a New Receiver Appointed by Federal Court Judge … more →
