COCHS Weekly Update 2026

Current Weekly Update: September 15 2026
County Budgets, Sheriff Expenses: Differed Healthcare’s High Cost

1115 Medicaid Waiver, 9th Circuit Court Of Appeals, Addiction, Alabama, Alachua County, Alligator Alcatraz, Amentum, Arizona, Arkansas, Assault, Bent County, Bill A314, Braggs V. Lovelace, Brawley Community Foundation, Butler Snow, California, Camp East Montana, Centurion, Cleveland County, Colorado, Compassionate Release, Connecticut, Consolidated Appropriations Act Of 2024, CoreCivic, County Budget, COVID-19, Department of Justice, Deschutes County, Doj, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, Florida, Franklin County, GardaWorld, GEO Group, Global Tel*Link, Gov. Abigail Spanberger, Harris County, HBW Leads, HRSA PIN, ICE, Illinois, Imperial County, Interpretation, Jon Echols, Judge Myron Thompson, Judge Nathanael Cousins, Judge Roslyn Silver, Just City, Kentucky, Kosciusko County, Los Angeles, Luzerne County, Maine, Management and Training Corporation, Maryland, Maryland Association Of Counties, Massachusetts, MAT, Medicaid, Medical Parole, Men's Central Jail, Menopause, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Michigan, Minnesota, Minnesota Freedom Fund, Missouri, MN Justice For All Coalition, Monitoring, Monroe County, Montana, NAACP, National Association Of Counties, National Association of Counties (NACo), New Haven Correctional Center, New Jersey, New York, No Homeless Detention Centers Act, Oklahoma, Ombudsman, Oregon, Oversight, Pennsylvania, Political Calls, Pregnancy, PrimeCare Medical, Prison Law Office, Proposition 47, QCC, Quality Correctional Care, Rep. Becky Currie, Rep. Chris England, San Diego County, Santa Clara, Shannon Hanchet, Shelby County, Sheriff Robert G. Luna, Smith County, Solitary Confinement, St Louis, Staffing Shortage, State Sen. Steve Padilla, Suffolk County, Surprise, Tablets, TB, TBI, Tennessee, Texas, TK Health, Transgender, Traumatic Brain Injury, Tuberculosis, Turn Key, U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, UT Health, Vaccination, Vermont, Virginia, Wellpath, West Virginia, Wexford, Wildcat Strike, Williamsport, Women

Weekly Update: August 25 2026

Health Affairs: Opioid Settlement Money Should Not Be Used For Criminal Justice Upgrades

Acquisitions Logisti, Arkansas, Aurora, BOP, Bucks County, Butte County, California, Centurion, Cicero Institute, Consent Decree, Delaney Hall, Delaware, Digital Patient Portal, Elmira Correctional Facility, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, Fraud, Gender Identity, GEO Group, Hawai'i, ICE, Jefferson County, Joe Lonsdale, Judge Dolly M. Gee, Juveniles, Management and Training Corporation, Marana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Masuma Khan Justice Act, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Mental Illness, Monroe County, MTC, Nashville, New Jersey, Opioid Epidemic, Pennsylvania, PrimeCare, Reentry, Rikers Island, Scabies, Senator Andy Kim, Shit Roomes, Solitary Confinement, South Dakota, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, VitalCore, VUMC, Wellpath

Weekly Update: August 18 2026

Is ICE endangering the health of the country?

14th Amendment, 9th U.S. Circuit Court Of Appeals, ACLU, ADA, Air Conditioning, ALS, Americans with Disabilities Act, Annette Chambers-Smith, Arizona, California, California Institution For Women In Chino, Central California Women’s Facility In Chowchilla, Climate Change, Contract Renewal, Delaney Center, Eighth Amendment, Falcon Correctional And Community Services, Fifth Amendment, Force Feeding, GEO Group, Graham Correctional Center, ICE, Illinois, Joe Coleman Act, Judge David Ezra, Judge James Budreau, Judge Roslyn Silver, Lubbock County, Massachusetts, Medical Release, Monroe County, New Jersey, New York, Plymouth County, PrimeCare Medical, Receivership, Rio Scharf, Sexual Abuse, Solitary Confinement, Sovereign Immunity, Texas, Texas Health And Human Services Commission, Tuberculosis, UMC, University Medical Cente, Wisconsin, Women

Weekly Update: August 11 2026

Artificial Intelligence & Correctional Healthcare

AI, Alabama, Arizons, Artificial Intelligencs, Bexar County, Bradley County, Broome County, Butler Snow, Charleston County, Connecticut, Cook County, Equity In Pretrial Health Coverage Act, Federal Judge Roslyn Silver, Food Poisonings, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Gov. Josh Shapiro, HB 463, Hennepin County, Hospice, ICE, Johnson And Johnson Lawsuits, Juveniles, Kentucky, LaSalle, Maryland, Medicaid, Memphis, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Omuds DeVaughn Ward, Opioid Task Force, Rep. Chris England, Risk Assessment, Sen Edward J. Markey, Sen Jeff Merkley, Shelby County, Sheriff Dawanna Witt, Sheriff Tom Dart, Solitary Confinement, South Carolina, Tennessee, TK Health, Trinity Food Services, Turn Key Health, University Health, VitalCore, Wellpath, Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility

Weekly Update: August 04 2026

STIs, Reentry & The Role of State Public Health Officers

287(g) Program, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, AI, Alabama, Allegheny County, Amentum Services, Arizona, Artificial Intelligence, ASTHO, Becky Currie, Bexar County, Biometric Tracking, California, Camp East Montana, Centurion, Dana Nessel, Email Scamu, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, Executive Order 14321, Fire, Grayson County Detention Center, Harris County, Hepatitis C, Indiana, JPay, Judge Roslyn Silver, Kentucky, Louisville, Massachusetts, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, MHLAC, Michigan, Mississippi, Monroe Nichols, Multiple Sclerosis, New Jersey, Overwatch, Pennsylvania, Receivership, Record Access, Rep. Chris England, Sandra Bland Act, Sexual Transmitted Infections, Sickle Cell, State Public Health Officers, STI, Texas, Texas Commission On Jail Standards, TJCS, ViaPath, VitalCore, Wellpath, Women

Weekly Update: July 28 2026

What should happen when a proprietary correctional healthcare vendor fails to mitigate financial risk for a jurisdiction?

1115 Medicaid Waiver, Alabama, Bexar County, CCS, Citizen Law Enforcement Review Board, CLERB, Corrections Technology Associatio, Coxsackie Correctional Facility, CSG, CTA, Delaney Hall, Florida, GEO Group, Gov. Wes Moore, Hawai'i, ICE, Illinois, Jerry Boyle, Joliet Treatment Center, Juveniles, Lehigh County, Maryland, Massachusetts, Medicaid, Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee, MHLAC, Monroe Nichols, NaphCare, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, OBBAB, OBBBA, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Oregon, Overcrowding, Pennsylvania, Record Access, Rivers Correctional Institution, San Diego, Self-Immolation, Shelby County, Staffing Shortages, State Rep. Chris England, Suicide, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Commission On Jail Standards, TJCS, VitalCore

Weekly Update: July 21 2026

New Feature: Subscriber Feedback! Also Update On Receivership In Arizona

Acquisition Logistics, Acquisitions Logistics, AFSCME, Air Conditioning, Alabama, Amentum, Amentum Services, Angola, Annette Chambers-Smith, Aurora ICE Processing Center, Blair County, Body Scan, BOP, Broward Transitional Center, California, California City Detention Facility, Camp East Montana, Centurion, Connecticut, Core Civic, Corizon, Corrigan Correctional Institution, Cuyahoga County, Delaney Hall, El Paso, Forced Labor, Fort Worth, GEO Group, Grievance, Heat Exposure, Idaho, Incarcerated Women, Judge Roslyn Silver, Kern County, Louisianna, MAHA, Make America Health Again, Markwayne Mullin, Maryland, Multnomap County, NaphCare, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Oregon State Hospital, Oshannon Valley Processing Center, Otay Mesa Detention Center, Parker V. Hooper, Pennsylvania, Rep. Frank Pallon, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Rosbury Correctional Institution, Santa Barbara, Slavery, Solitary Confinement, Tarrant County, Tehum Care, Texas, Wahington State, Wellpath, Wisconsin, Women, YesCare

Weekly Update: July 14 2026

Squabbling Proprietaries, Courts Looking The Other Way, Oversight Failing: Can Healthcare in Corrections Be Fixed?

1115 Medicaid Waiver, 14th Amendment, 8th Amendment, Adult Correctional Health Care Review Committee, Air Conditioning, Alabama, Alameda County, Anamosa State Penitentiary, Arizona, Assembly Bill 46, Avenal State Prison, Bay County, Bertie-Martin Regional Jail, Braggs V. Lovelace, California City Detention Facility, Centurion, CFG, Conditions Of Participation, Contraband, CoreCivic, Dalephenia Jones, Delaney Hall, Delaware, Drug-detection Dogs, Falcon Correctional And Community Services, Florida, Food, Frail, GardaWorld, GEO Group, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Gov. Mike Kehoe, Healthy Prisons Healthy Communities, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, Homelessness, Hormone Therapy, Huron Valley Correctional Facility, ICE, Idaho, Independent Correctional Oversight Office, Iowa, Juveniles, Kentucky, Los Angeles, Luisville, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Medicaid, Medicaid 1115 Waiver, Mediko, Men's Central Jail, Messiah Nantwi, Michigan, Missouri, Mold, Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility, Nevada, New York, North Carolina, OBBBA, Ohio, Otay Mesa Detention Center, Polk County, Qualified Immunity, Realignment, Reentry, Rikers Island, Robert Brooks, Sacramento, Sexual Abuse, Shelby County, State Rep. Becky Currie, Surprise, Tarrant County, Tehum Care, Tennessee, Texas, Transgender, Wellpath, Wendell Powell, Wexford, Wildcat Strike, Wisconsin, Wyoming, YesCare

Weekly Update: June 30 2026

Supreme Court, Healthcare & Incarcerated People

1115 Medicaid Waiver, ADA, ADOC, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Air Conditioning, Alabama, Alabama Department Of Corrections, Americans with Disabilities Act, Arizona, ASAM, Assembly Bill 46, Behavioral Health, BOP, Broome County, CDC, Centurion, Charts, Colorado, Connecticut, Deaths, Department Of Homeland Security, Election, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Harassment, Harm Reductions, Harris County, Hormone Treatment, Housing, HUD, Huron Valley Correctional Facility, ICE, Incarceration & Health, Indiana, J’Allen Jones, Judge Royce C. Lamberth, Juveniles, Ken Paxton, Larry R. Hill Medical Reform Act, LaSalle, Louisiana, Management and Training Corporation, Marana, MAT, Michelle Floyd, Minnesota Sheriffs’ Association, Missouri, MTC, Nevada County, New York, New York State, North Carolina, Oklahoma County, Olmstead V. L.C, Oregon, Project Safe Harbor, Qualified Immunity, Restraint Chair, Sales Tax, SAMHSA, Sickle Beta Thalassemia, Solitary Confinement, St Louis, Suicide, Tarrant County, Terre Haute, Texas, Texas Commission On Jail Standards, Transgender, Trinity Services Group, UN High Commissioner For Human Rights, Vermont, Washington State, Wellpath, Women’s Risk Needs Assessment, WRNA, Wyoming

Weekly Update: June 16, 2026

Slavery, Solitary Confinement, and the Thirteenth Amendment: A Juneteenth Reflection

18 U.S.C. §1589, Annette Chambers-Smith, Arizona, Britney Jones, California, Diabetes, Dialysis, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, Erie County, Federal Judge Roslyn Silver, Florida, Forced Labor, GEO Group, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Gov. Katie Hobbs, Hantavirus, House Bill 2673, Huron Valley Correctional Facility, ICE, J. Clark Kelso, Joe Bugher, Juveniles, Kentucky, Medical Frailty, Michigan, Mississippi, Mold, Mortality, Muskegon, New York, New York State Commission Of Corrections, North Carolina, OBBBA, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Reprisal, Rikers Island, Safe Injection Sites, San Francisco, San Quentin, Scabies, Slavery, Solitary Confinement, Statute, Suicide, U.S. Rep. Debbie Dingell, Utah, Washingtonian DC, Wellpath, Winn Correctional Center Louisiana, Women

Weekly Update: June 09, 2026

Medicaid & Reentry Update Part II: Medicaid Suspension & Work Requirements

2024 Consolidated Appropriations Act, ACA, Adelanto, Affordable Care Act, AI, Arizona, Artificial Intelligence, Autism, Broome County, Bucks County, Buprenorphine, California, California Welfare Exemption, Christopher Carroll, Clearfield County, Clinton County, Corizon, Dallas County, Delaney Hall, Essex County, Faith Based, Fentanyl, Food Posioning, GeoGroup, Gov. Mikie Sherrill, HALT, ICE, LAC, Legal Action Center, Mayor Ras Baraka, Medicaid Inmate Exclusion Policy, Methadone, Moshannon Valley Processing Center, NaphCare, Never Use Alone, New Jersey, Newark, Next Steps, OBBA, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Pennsylvania, PrimeCare Medical, Recidivism Reduction Educational Program Services, Retaliation, RREPS, Salmonella, SAMHSA, Sheriff David Favro, Sheriff David Reynolds, Sheriff Marian Brown, Solitary Confinement, Tom Homan, Transitional Reentry Health Act, Trump Administration, U.S. Rep. Judy Chu

Weekly Update: June 02, 2026

Medicaid & Reentry Update

1115 Medicaid, Adelanto, Aging, Amendment A, Anagement And Training Corporation, Armor Correctional Health Services, Assembly Bill 46, Attorney General Rob Bonta, Baldwin County, Bexar County, Bianca Tylek, Broome County, CalAIM, California, Cayuga County, CFG, CHS TX, Colorado, Compassionate Release, Connecticut, Consent Decree, CoreCivic, Corizon, Correctional Healthcare Partners, Coxsackie Correctional Facility, Dallas County, David Venturella, EHR, El Pozo, Florida, Forced Labor, GardaWorld, GEO Group, Grievance, Harris County, Houston, Hunger Strike, Huron Valley Correctional Facility, ICE, Indiana, Infirmary Health, Jr., Justice Involved Reentry Initiative, Juvenile, Kansaa, Ken Paxton, Maine, Mayor Lee Harris, Medicaid, Mental Health, Miami Correctional Facility, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Mortis V. Polis, MOUD, New York City, North Carolina, Opioid Epidemic, Orange County, Pederson V. County Of Plumas, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Placer County, Plumas County, President Donald Trump, Prison Health Services, Rep. Rob Menendez, Salmonella, San Antoino, Sexual Abuse, Shackling, Shawnee County, Shelby County, Sheriff Chad Hermann, Solitary Confinement, St Louis, St. Louis County Health Department, Suicide, Supreme Court, Surprise, SymboCor, Tallahassee, Tehum Care, Texas, Texas Commission On Jail Standards, Texas Jail Project, Trinity Services Group, U.S. Sen. Andy Kim, University Of Connecticut Health Center, Vermont, Wellpath, Women, Worth Rises, YesCare

Weekly Update: May 19, 2026

Big Beautiful Mess: Red State Public Safety Against Medicaid Cutbacks

1115 Waiver, Alabama, Alexander Karp, Anthony G. Brown, Arizona, Bankruptcy, Blake Schwarz Suicide Prevention Act Of 2026, BOP, Brawley Community Foundation, Brian Adams, California, Centurion, Chapter 11, Chris Carr, Comprehensive Correctional Care, Contraband, CoreCivic, Corizon, Dane County, Deaths, Erin Mendenhall, Food, GEO Group, Georgia, Harm Reduction, ICE, Idaho, Immigration Detention Centers, Independent Correctional Oversight Office, JPay, Justice Action Network, Kansas, Kentucky, Lexington, Louisville, Management and Training Corporation, Maryland, Mental Health, Michigan, Minnesota, Mold, New Jersey, Non-Profit, Nutrition, Palantir, Peter Thiel, Phone Calls, Polk County, Pregnancy, Pregnant Women In Custody Act, Receiver, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Sen. Jon Ossoff, Sen. Mazie Hirono, Sen. Richard Blumenthal, Sexual Abuse, Smuggling, Solitary Confinement, Subsance Use Disorder, SUD, Surprise, TAM, Targeted Adult Medicaid, Tehum Care, Telecommunication, U.S. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, Utah, ViaPath, Vital Core, Washington State, Wisconsin, YesCare

Weekly Update: May 12 2026

Market Failure: States and Counties Search for Reliable Correctional Healthcare Partners

Air Conditioning, Alabama, Albuquerque, Alligator Alcatraz, Aramark, Armor, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Bankruptcy, BOP, California, Cermak Health Services, Climate Change, Cook County, Corizon, Estelle v Gamble, Federal Correctional Institution Dublin, Federally Qualified Health Centers, Florida, FQHC, Fulton County, Georgia, Georgia Bureau Of Investigation, HIV, HRSA PIN, Idaho, Juveniles, Los Angeles County, Los Padrinos Juvenile Hal, Management and Training Corporation, Marana, Metropolitan Detention Center, NaphCare, New Hampshire, Nutrition, Overdose, Pregnant Women In Custody Act, Rape, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Ricky Armstrong, Rikers Island, Rutgers University, Sacramento, Sexual Abuse, Solitary Confinement, Tehum Care, Texas, Texas Commission On Jail Standards, Texas Two Step, Trump Administration, Tucson City Council, University Health, University Of Connecticut Health Center, University of New Mexico Hospital, University of Texas Medical Branch, Utah, UTMB, Vital Core, Wasington State, Women, YesCare, Youth Development Center

Weekly Update: May 5, 2026

Medicaid Cutbacks and Trump’s Homelessness Executive Order: A Policy Collision

Aging, Amputation, Arkansas, Armor, Atlanta, Ben Crump, Bexar County, Connecticut, Corizon, Diversion, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, Franklin County, Fulton County, GardaWorld, Georgia, Gov. Spencer Cox, HCBS, House Bill 5567, ICE, Indiana, Isaac Lefkowitz, Jon Schuppe, Kris Mayes, Louisiana, Lumpkin, Mackenzie Mays, Markwayne Mullin, Medicaid, Michigan, NaphCare, New Orleans, Pregnancy, Project Orange, QCHC, Rashaad Muhammad, Rikers Island, Salmonella, San Antonio, Sheriff Susan Hutson, Solitary Confinement, South Carolina, St. Joseph County, Stewart Detention Center, Streets To Success, Suicide, Surprise, Tehum Care, Texas Two Step, Todd Lyons, Transgender, Tyler Clancy, Utah, Video Games, Walker County, YesCare

Weekly Update: April 28, 2026

The Fog of Institutional Finger-Pointing: ICE and Its Contracts with Public and Private Facilities

ADCCR, AI, Alabama, Annette Chambers-Smith, Arizona, Body Scanners, Central Valley Annex, Centurion, Contraband, Department Of Homeland Security, DHS, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, EZ Bunks, Fourteenth Amendment, GEO Group, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Green Haven Correctional Facility, HALT, Harm Reduction, HCV, Hepatitis, Humane Alternatives To Long-Term Solitary Confinement, ICE, Indiana, Iryna’s Law, Judge Roslyn Silver, Kellie Wasko, LaSalle, Leann Bertsch, Louisiana, Management and Training Corporation, Maranara, Mark Kelly, McFarland Facility, Mental Health, Miami Correctional Facility, Montgomery County, MTC, NaphCare, National Guard, New York, New York State Correctional Officers & Police Benevolent Association, North Carolina, North Carolina's Disability Rights, NYSCOPBA, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma County Detention Center, QCHC, Rikers Island, Ruben Gallego, South Carolina, Stanley Richards, Texas, TK Health, Turn Key Health Clinics, VieMed Healthcare Staffing, Wildcat Strike, YesCare

Weekly Update: April 21, 2026

Climate Change & Death In Corrections; Oops Moment In Deep Red State’s Medicaid Cutbacks

Adelanto, Air Conditioning, Alabama, Alameda County, Alligator Alcatraz, Angola, Arizona, Arizona Department Of Corrections, Arkansas, Autopsy, Bellevue Hospital, Black Women, BOP, Britney Jones, Brunswick County, California, Canada, Central New Mexico Correctional Facility, CFMG, Connecticut, Consent Decree, Corizon, Cuyahoga County, David Henegar, DeKalb County, Donald Trump, Early Release, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, Eric Jaeger, GardaWorld, GEO Group, Georgia, Gov. Brad Little, Gulag, Harris County, Hypothermia, ICE, Idaho, Indiana, Insurance, Jensen V. Thornell, Johnson State Prison, Joshua “Caleb” House, Judge Roy Dalton Jr., Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine Model Of Correction, Management and Training Corporation, Marc Stern, Massachusetts, Medicaid, Medical Parole, Miami Correctional Facility, Michigan, Mississippi, MOUD, MTC, NaphCare, New Mexico, North Carolina, Nutrition, Ohio, Oklahoma, Opioid Epidemic, Outposted Therapeutic Housing Unit, Paulding County, Pennsylvania, Placer County, Prude V. Clarke, Rehabilitation And Reentry, Rep. Mark Takano, Restoration To Competency, Restoring Promise, Rikers Island, Robert Brooks, San Diego County, Shad White, Sheriff Samuel Hulse, Social Determinant Of Health, Suicide, Surprise, Technology, Tehum Care, Tennessee, Thomas O’Toole, TK Health, Turn Key Health Clinics LLC, U.S. Rep. André Carson, VA Acting Assistant Undersecretary, Vocational Village, Wellpath, Wexford, Wildcat Strike, Women, YesCare, Zohran Mamdani

Weekly Update: March 24, 2026

DOJ Guidance Ignored: ADA Protection & Medications for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment in Corrections

1115 Waiver, 4-H, Americans with Disabilities Act, Arizona, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, Behavioral Assessment Unit, Buprenorphine, California, California Forensic Medical Group, CCS, CFMG, CGL Irwin Properties, Charleston County, Chicago, Colorado, Connecticut, Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, Cook County, Correct Care Solutions, Dallas, Depression, El Paso County, Fentanyl, GardaWorld, GEO Group, Georgia, Gerard Boyle, Gov. Gavin Newsom, Gov. Kathy Hochul, HALT Act, Harris County, HIG Capital, ICE, Illinois, Judge W. Louis Sands, K2, Lane County, LaSalle, Los Angeles County, Management & Training Corp, Marana, Mary Brucato, Massachusetts, Mexico, Montana, Mood Disorders, MOUD, MTC, Nitazene, Nutrition, Oregon, Pregnancy, Quentin Lewis, Racial Disparities, Reform, San Diego County, Section 5121, Section 5122, Sen. Julia Salazar, Sheriff Marian Brown, Sheriff Robert Luna, South Carolina, Stephan Crétier, Suicide, Synthetic Drugs, Texas, VitalCore, Wellpath

Weekly Update: March 17, 2026

Trump’s Paradigm Shift: Medicaid, ICE Detention & Homelessness

13th Amendment, Aging, Air Conditioning, Alabama, Amendment A, CalAIM, California, Capital Punishment, CDC, Colorado, Colorectal Cancer, CoreCivic, Crime And Justice Institute, EHR, Electronic Health Records, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, Florida, Harn Reduction, Homeland Security, HUD, ICE, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Medi-Cal, Medicaid Exclusion, Mediko, Michigan, Mississippi, Muslim, NaphCare, Never Use Alone, New Jersey, NYC Health + Hospitals, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Oversight, Parole, Pennsylvania, Pepper Spray, Project Safe Harbor, Rikers Island, San Diego County, Secretary Scott Turner, Securus, Shasta County, Solitary Confinements, Suicide, Tennessee, Vermont, Veterans Affairs Department, ViaPath, Vital Core, Wellpath

Weekly Update: March 10, 2026

Sheriffs in the Crosshairs — How Some States Have Sought Accountability

AB 1108, Alabama, Arizona, Assemblymember Greg Hart, Bankruptcy, BJA, BOP, Bruce Blakeman, CalAIM, Charles Ryan, Colorado, Corizon, Deliberate Indifference, Doña Ana County, EHR, Electronic Health Record, Georgia, Gov. Josh Shapiro, HALT, Hepatitis C, HIV, ICE, Janice Hahn, Judge David Duncan, Juveniles, Los Angeles County, Medi-Cal, Mental Health, Mesa County, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, NaphCare, Narcan, Nassau County, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Opioid Epidemic, Peer Companions, Pennsylvania, Racism, Receivership, Rep. Becky Currie, Santa Barbara County, Senate Bill 5974, Sheriff Nick Smith, Solitary Confinement, Tehum Care, Texas, VitalCore, Walker County, Warren Petersen, Washington State, Webinar, Wellpath, WellStar, YesCare

Weekly Update: March 03, 2026

Clash of Local Titans: County Officials vs. Sheriffs — Proposed California Legislation a Solution?

Alabama, Alabama Department Of Public Health, Arizona, Assemblymember Gregg Hart, Bedford Hills Correctional Facility, BOP, Califonia, Clark County, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee, Corizon, Extension, GEO Group, Gov. JB Pritzker, Gov. Katie Hobbs, Harris County, ICE, IDOC, Illinois, Illinois Department Of Corrections, Inducing Birth, Judge Roslyn Silver, Julia Tutweiler Prison, Juveniles, Ken Paxton, LaSalle, Louisiana, Management and Training Corporation, Marana, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Michael Blot, Michigan, Mold, MTC, National Guard, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, OBGYN Care In Prisons Act, Olla, Otero County, Pennsylvania, Pregnancy, Pregnant Women In Custody Act, Rep. Adelita S. Grijalva, Rikers Island, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brow, Sen. Larry Stutts, Senate Bill 911, SLED, SMI, Solitary Confinement, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Sovereign Immunity, State Rep. Melissa Shusterman, Tehum Care, Texas Commission On Jail Standards, U.S. Supreme Court, ViaPath, VitalCore, Washington State, Wellpath, Wexford, Wyoming, YesCare

Weekly Update: February 24 2026

Arizona Correctional Healthcare in Receivership: What It Means? Why It Took So Long?

1115 Waiver, ADA, Aging, Allegheny County, Allegheny Health Network, Arizona, Armor, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Backlog, Bankruptcy, Bankruptcy Court For The Southern District Of Texas, Berkeley, Bexar County, Bob McCabe, California, California City, California City Detention Facility, Canteen, Centene, Centurion, CFG Health Systems, Chester, Clinton County, Coastal State Prison, Cold, Colorado, Colorado Department Of Corrections, Concession, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, CoreCivic, Corizon/YesCare/Tehum, Correctional Healthcare Partners, Cuyahoga County, Dauphin County, DeKalv County, Delaware, Denver, Diversion, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, ER, Forced Labor, GEO Group, Georgia, Gerard Boyle, Geriatric Release, Gerrymandering, Gov. Jared Polis, Gov. Katie Hobbs, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Gov. Mike Kehoe, Grievance, Harris County, ICE, Judge Christopher Lopez, Judge David Jones, Management & Training Corporation, Menstrual Products, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, MTC, Multnomah County, NaphCare, New Mexico, New York, Nicholas Deml, Norfolk, North Carolina, Ohil, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Pregnancy, Recidivism, Reentry, Rep. Becky Currie, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Sandra Bland Act, Sen Alex Padilla, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Southern District Of Texas, Staffing, Staffing Crisis, Stanley Richards, STREETS, Sullivan Brothers Family Of Companies, Sullivan Group, Texas, Valerie Huhn, Washington State, Wildcat Strike, Winter, Zohran Mamdani

Weekly Update: February 10, 2026

Corizon/YesCare/Tehum Care Bankruptcy Saga Continues; Centene & Sullivan Group Argue Over Centurion’s Liabilities

Allegheny County, Allegheny Health Network, Backlog, Bankruptcy, Berkeley, California, California City, Centene, Centurion, Chester, Clinton County, Cold, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, CoreCivic, Corizon/YesCare/Tehum, Cuyahoga County, Delaware, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, ER, GEO Group, Gerrymandering, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, Gov. Mike Kehoe, Harris County, ICE, Judge Christopher Lopez, Judge David Jones, Management & Training Corporation, Menstrual Products, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, MTC, Multnomah County, NaphCare, New Mexico, New York, Nicholas Deml, North Carolina, Ohil, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Pregnancy, Recidivism, Reentry, Rep. Becky Currie, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Sen Alex Padilla, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Southern District Of Texas, Staffing, Staffing Crisis, Stanley Richards, STREETS, Sullivan Brothers Family Of Companies, Sullivan Group, Texas, Texas Two Step, Valerie Huhn, Washington State, Wildcat Strike, Winter, Zohran Mamdani

Weekly Update: February 03, 2026

Medicaid On Reentry: A Washington State Implementation

AB 1633, Adelanto, Anna Stein, Arkansas, Assemblymember Matt Haney, Asst. DHS Sec. Tricia McLaughli, Becky Currie, California, California City, CCS, Connecticut, Consent Decree, Cooper County, CoreCivic, Correct Care Solutions, Correction Ombudsman DeVaughn Ward, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, GEO Group, Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Gov. Tony Evers, ICE, In House, Joe Profiri, Juveniles, Kathy Hochul, Loudon County, Management and Training Corporation, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, Nick Deml, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Opioid Epidemic, Preet Bharara, Reentry, Rikers Island, Ro Khanna, Sen Adam Schiff, Sen Alex Padilla, Sen. Cory Booker, Solitary Confinement, State Sen. Bryan King, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, VitalCore, Washington State, Wellpath, Whatcom County, Wisconsin

Weekly Update: January 27 2026

In Custody Mortality: Is it a performance metric? Surprising answer..

1115 Medicaid Waiver, Alabama, Alabama Department Of Public Health, Alaska, Arizona, Bexar County, Board Of State And Community Corrections, Buprenorphine, CalAIM, California, California City Detention Facility, CDC, Cell Guardian, Centurion, Connecticut, CoreCivic, Dallas County, Diversion, Dr. Patsy Yang, Food, Gov. Josh Stein, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, HALT, Harris County, HHS, Julia Salazar, Juveniles, Kansas, LaSalle, Lawsuit, Louisiana, Management and Training Corporation, Marana, Marcy Correctional Facility, Medicaid, Methadone, Michael Fisher, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Monterey County, MOUD, MTC, Naltrexone, Nevada, Never Use Alone, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, NYC Health + Hospitals/Correctional Health Services, OD2A, Ombudsman, Opioid Epidemic, Oregon, Overdose Data To Action, Pregnancy, Recidivism, Reentry, Robert Brooks, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., San Antonio, SB 519, Sec Leslie Cooley Dismukes, Sen Adam Schiff, Sen Alex Padilla, Sen. Larry Stutts, South Dakota, Staffing Shortage, Suicide, Technology, Texas, Tippecanoe County, Vermont, Virginia, Virtual Reality, VitalCore, Wellpath, Women, Zohran Mamdani

Weekly Update: January 13, 2026

Avoiding Transparency: County Contracts & Correctional Healthcare Vendors

Ashland County, BOP, Brooklyn, Butler County, California, Centre County, CFG, Clark County, Colorado, CoreCivic, Corey Michael Dean, Correctional Officers, Dashboard, Deaths, EHR, Ending Crime And Disorder On America's Streets, Epic EHR, Failure To Appear, FTA, GEO Group, Gov. Josh Stein, Gov. Kathy Hochul, HALT Act, Harris County, Hays County, Hepatitis C, Houston, Jail-Based Competency Restoration, Jared Hoy, JBCR, Jefferson County, Jeffrey Epstein, Judge Charlotte N. Sweeney, Juveniles, Kerwin Pittman, Las Colinas Women's Detention Center, LaSalle Corrections, Lawton Correctional And Rehabilitation Facility, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, Menstrual Products, Mental Illness, Metropolitan Detention Center, Migrant Shelters, Minnesota Electronic Health Record Consortium, Missouri, Natchitoches Parish Detention Center, New Jersey, New York Ciyt, North Carolina, Office Of The State Comptroller, Ohio, Oklhaoma, Opioid Addiction, Opioid Remediation Grant Program, Orange County, Outsourcing, Pennsylvania, PrimeCare, Qualified Immunity, Recidivism Reduction Educational Program Services, Reentry, Rep. Becky Currie, Rhode Island, Rikers Island, RREPS, San Diego, Solitary Confinement, Surveillance Camera, Texas, Trinity Services Group, Victor Esquivel, VitalCore, Warden Burger, Wellpath, Wisconsin, Withdrawal Protocol, Women

Weekly Update: January 06, 2026

Anticipating 2026: Trump’s Impact On Correctional Healthcare & Criminal Justice

Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Aging, Alameda County, Allegheny County, Aramark, Arizona, Bartholomew County, Blair County, BOP, Bucks County, California, Cascade County, Centre County, Centurion, Century Regional Detention Facility, Charleston County, Colorado, Compassionate Release, Contraband, CoreCivic, Correct Care Solutions, Court Reminders, Delaware, Dentist, Denver, Digitization, Diversion, Electronic Health Record, Ending Crime And Disorder In America Streets, Federal Detention Center SeaTac, Federal Medical Center Carswell, Filling, Food, Forced Labor, Fusion, GeoGroup, Geriatrics, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Grants Pass V. Johnson, H.B. 150, Hamilton County, Hardeman County Correctional Center, Harford County, Harris County, Hawai'i, Hepatitis C, Houston, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Individuals With Disabilities Education Act, Iowa, Iryna’s Law, Jail Construction, John Carney, K2, Ladale Kennedy, Los Angeles County, Magellan, Maryland, Massachusetts, Matt Meyer, Maurice Monk, Mediko, Menstrual Products, Mercury Amalgam, Messiah Nantwi, Michigan, Miscarriage, Mississippi, Montana, NaphCare, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ombudsperson, One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Oregon, Overdose, Pennsylvania, Porposition 36, Pregnancy, Pregnant Women In Custod, Pregnnancy, Prime Care, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, Robert L. Brooks, Samuel Hulse, San Diego, Santa Rita Jail, Sexual Abuse, Shelby County, Sheriff Austin Garrett, Slavery, SMS, Solitary Confinement, South Carolina, South Dakota, Spokane County, Suicide, Summit Correctional Services, Tennessee, Texas, Texas Commission On Jail Standards, Transgender, Trinity Services Group, U.S. Renal Care, University Of North Texas Health Science Center, Utah, VitalCore, Washington State, Wellpath, Women, Wristbands

COCHS' Weekly Update Archive 2026