Corrections expert and author, Gary Cornelius, joins Lorry to talk about the best ways to deal with manipulative patients. He shares highlights from his excellent book Art of the Con  which was instrumental in developing the chapter on staff safety in the Essentials of Correctional Nursing book. He provides a helpful 3-part description of manipulation […]

Regular panelists Johnnie Lambert and Gayle Burrow join Lorry to talk about the latest correctional healthcare news stories. Even amidst some busy summer plans, they pause to share their thoughts on unfolding events. Ohio Stops Putting Kids in Isolation Mental health management is a key issue in corrections in this era. We have seen many […]

Do you feel like you are working in another world when you enter your correctional facility? Then this episode is for you. Art Beeler, former Warden of the Federal Medical Center in Butner, NC, shares his unique perspective on good communication in corrections between officers and nurses. Art has some great advice for working with […]

Sue Ethridge, an art therapist from North Carolina with over 25 years of experience working with a variety of patient populations, talks about the advantages of art for incarcerated patients. For many years she provided art therapy at the medical facility at the federal prison in Butner, North Carolina. Currently, Sue works with the incarcerated […]

Dig into the correctional healthcare news with Lorry and guests C. J. Young, Gayle Burrow, and Johnnie Lambert. This month’s news items include female inmate growth, shackling pregnant woman, dealing with summer heat, and housing issues. Female Inmate Growth Outpaces Males in Jails Our first story is from the National Institutes of Corrections where they […]

In this episode Edgar Barens, an independent film producer from Chicago, talks about prison hospice from the context of his Oscar-nominated documentary “Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall” that debuted on HBO March 31, 2014. Find out where the film is currently showing by visiting his website: prisonterminal.com. Edgar talks about: How […]

In this monthly round-up of correctional healthcare news Lorry is joined by Sue Smith and Denise Rahaman. Story #1 Hepatitis C Prevalence and Treatment Communicable disease makes the news this month with research out of Emory University under the direction of Dr. Ann Spaulding; well–known in correctional circles. Her group found that 17.4% of prisoners […]

Richmond James Rada, MSN, RN, CCHP, a nurse consultant with the California Correctional Health Care Services in Sacramento, CA, talks about managing end-stage liver disease (ESLD) in a correctional setting. Richmond recently published an article on nursing care of end-stage liver disease in CorrectCare, the magazine of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC). […]

Jessica D. Lee MSN CCHP, Vice President of Nursing Support Services for Corizon Health, shares key components of a well-managed nursing sick call process. She should know! In her position, Jessica manages policy and procedure development and implementation for nursing care provision in over 500 jails and prisons. She has helped many jails and prisons […]

Sue Smith and Gail Normandin-Carpio join Lorry Schoenly in discussing correctional healthcare news stories from the past month. Story #1: Nevada Prison Begins Charging for Services Our first story comes from Nevada where the Elk County Sherriff has started charging prisoners $10 per day for meals and $6 for doctor visits. Inmate co-pay for some […]