COCHS' Weekly Update Archive 2022
Current Weekly Update: August 9, 2022
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Attica, Bail Reform, California, Correctional Health Care Partners, COVID-19, Dr Marc Stern, Early Release, Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul, Idaho, Jail Construction, Lawsuit, Massachusetts, Medicaid, Mental Health, Michael Carvajal, Mississippi, Monkeypox, Narcan, Nebraska, New Orleans, New York, North Carolina, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Treatment, Pennsylvania, Prison Construction, Reentry, Rikers Island, RSAT, Senator Jon Ossoff, Sexual Abuse, Staffing Shortages, Vermont, Wellpath
Weekly Update: August 2, 2022
2022 Election, Atlanta, Bail Reform, California, CARE Courts, Centurion, Cook County, CoreCivic, Corizon Health, Correctional Officers, COVID-19, Dr. Rahul Gupta, Harm Reduction, ICE, Juvenile Justice, Lawsuit, Medicaid, Medicaid Reentry Act, Mental Health, Mississippi, Monkeypox, NaphCare, Narcan, New York, Opioid Epidemic, Pregnancy, Racial Disparities, Receivership, Rikers Island, San Jose, Santa Rita, Staffing Shortages, Utah, Vermont, Walgreens, Wellpath
Weekly Update: July 26, 2022
2020 Election, Air Conditioning, Alabama, Arkansas, Bail Reform, Bureau of Indian Affairs, California, Class Action, Constitutional Sheriff, CoreCivic, COVID-19, Drivers License Suspension, Election Denial, Financial Incentives, Fines and Fees, GEO Group, Geriatric Inmates, ICE, Illinois, Johnson & Johnson, Juvenile Justice, Lawsuit, MEnD Correctional Care, Mental Health, Methadone, NaphCare, New York, Opioid Epidemic, Oregon, Philadelphia, Pregnancy, Prosecutors, Purdue Pharma, Racial Disparities, Santa Rita, Solitary Confinement, Staffing Shortages, Telehealth, Wellpath
Weekly Update: July 19, 2022
Abortion, Alabama, BOP, California, Climate Change, Co-pay, CoreCivic, Corizon, Corizon Health, COVID-19, Drug Court, Fines and Fees, GEO Group, Geriatric Inmates, ICE, Inmate Labor, Jail Construction, Johnson & Johnson, Juvenile Justice, McKinsey & Company, Medicaid, Medicaid Reentry Act, Mental Health, New York, Oklahoma, Opioid Epidemic, OxyContin, Parole, Philadelphia, Prison Construction, Purdue Pharma, Racial Disparities, Recession, Reentry, Rikers Island, Roe v. Wade, Santa Rita, Sexual Abuse, South Dakota, Staffing Shortages, Vermont, Wellpath, YesCare
Weekly Update: July 12, 2022
Arizona, California, CIT, CoreCivic, Corizon Health, COVID-19, Data & Statistics, Early Release, Eyeglasses, Georgia, Georgia Department of Corrections, Geriatric Inmates, Hawai'i, Health Care, Inmate Labor, Jail Construction, Medi-Cal, Medicaid, New Orleans, New York, Opioid Epidemic, Parole, Philadelphia, PrimeCare Medical, Quality Correctional Health Care, Racial Disparities, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Diego, Santa Rita, Solitary Confinement, Southern Health Care, Staffing Shortages, Tennessee, Vermont, Washoe County, YesCare
Weekly Update: June 28, 2022
Abortion, Addiction, Biden Administration, Brain Circuits, Buprenorphine, Congressman Tom Emmer, CoreCivic, Dallas, Due Process Continuity of Care Act, End of Life, Fines and Fees, GEO Group, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Hepatitis C, Homelessness, Lawsuits, Mayor Eric Adams, Medicaid Managed Care, MEnD Correctional Care, Mental Health, MOUD, Parole, Portland OR, Restoring Hope for Mental Health and Well-Being Act, Rikers Island, Solitary Confinement, Ted Wheeler, University of California San Diego Rady School, Wellpath
Weekly Update: June 21, 2022
Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Alabama, Albuquerque, Angola, Bill Gore, California, Corizon Health, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccination, Early Release, Florida, Food, Incarcerated Workers, Lawsuits, Los Angeles County, Louisiana, Maricopa County, Medicaid Expansion, Mental Health, Missouri, New Jersey, New Mexico, New Orleans, North Carolina, Opioid Epidemic, Parole, PREA, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Solitary Confinement, Southern Health Partners, Staffing Shortages, Stuart Rabner, Wellpath
Weekly Update: June 14, 2022
ADA, Albuquerque, Allegheny County Jail, Angola, Arkansas, Bail, California, Connecticut, Corizon Health, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccination, Criminal Justice Reform, Dan Mistak, Dr. Robert Karas, Fines and Fees, Google, Hawai'i, Hepatitis C, Immigration, Lawsuits, Louisiana, Mental Health, New Mexico, Oregon, Pittsburgh, San Quentin, Sexual Abuse, Solitary Confinement, Staffing Shortages, Supreme Court, Wexford Health Sources, Wisconsin
Weekly Update: June 7, 2022
ADA, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Arizona, AZ, Behavioral Health, BOP, California, CorrectHealth, COVID-19, COVID-19 Vaccination, Criminal Justice Reform, Data & Statistics, Delaware, Fines and Fees, H.R.7233, HIV, Illinois, Juvenile Justice, Louisiana, Maricopa County, MAT, Mental Health, MOUD, NaphCare, New Jersey, Opioid Epidemic, Oregon, President Joe Biden, Rachael Bedard, Rikers Island, Santa Barbara, Santa Clara County, Social Security Act, Solitary Confinement, TBI, Technology, TITLE XIX, Transgender
Weekly Update: May 24, 2022
Air Conditioning, Alabama, Bail Reform, BOP, Buprenorphine, California, Colorado, CoreCivic, Corizon Health, Correct Care Solutions, CorrectHealth, COVID-19, Criminal Justice Reform, Data & Statistics, Fentanyl, Food Service, Hawai'i, Louisiana, Medicaid Expansion, Mental Health, Methadone, MOUD, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Prison Health Services, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Diego, Savannah GA, Seattle, Sheriff Robbie Holland, Texas, Vacine, Women in Corrections, YesCare
Weekly Update: May 17, 2022
1115 Medicaid Waiver, California, Colorado, Connecticut, COVID-19, Dental Care, Diversion, Fentanyl, Fines and Fees, Florida, Georgia, ICE, Mayor Eric Adams, Mental Health, Mental Health and Well-Being Act, Naloxone, No-knock Raids, North Carolina, Parole, Racial Disparities, Reentry, Release Cards, Rikers Island, SUD, Vivitrol, Webinar, Wellpath, Women in Corrections
Weekly Update: May 10, 2022
California, CDCR, Centurion, COVID-19, Desistance, Employment, EQUAL Act, Fines and Fees, Florida, Geriatrics in Corrections, Golden Legacy Care Center, Louis A. Molina, Louisiana, Mail, Medicaid, Medical Parole, Mental Health, Metrics, Mortality, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Paxlovid, Podcast, Reentry, Rikers Island, Second Chance, Solitary Confinement, Vermont, Washington State, Wellpath
Weekly Update: May 3, 2022
Assessment Tools, California, Connecticut, Correctional Staff Refusing Vaccine, De-escalation, Donald Trump, Environmental Impact, EQUAL Act, First Step Act, Florida, H5N1, Health Records, Los Angeles, Mail, McKinsey, Mental Health, Metrics, MOUD, New Hampshire, Ninth Circuit, Opioid Epidemic, Pattern, Physical Abuse, Podcast, Prison Construction, Procurement, Sheriff Alex Villanueva, Social Determinants of Health, State Legislation, Statistics, Suicide Prevention, Tablet, Tennessee, Tuberculosis, Webinar, Wellpath
Weekly Update: April 26, 2022
Alabama, Bail Reform, Biden Administration, BOP, Buprenorphine, Denver, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Dr. Rahul Gupta, Harm Reduction, HIV, Homeless, Kidney Disease, Los Angeles County, Louisiana, Louisville KY, Mark Bolton, Massachusetts, Medicaid Exclusion, Medicaid Expansion, Medical Formula, MEnD Correctional Care, Mental Health, Mississippi, MOUD, Opioid Epidemic, Philadelphia, Pregnancy, Prison Construction, Racial Disparities, Reentry, Rikers Island, Sexual Abuse, Social Determinants of Addiction, Tennessee, Vermont, Voting, Webinar, West Virginia, Wexford Health Sources, Winnebago County
Weekly Update: April 19, 2022
Arizona, Behavioral Health, BOP, California, Colorado, Correct Care Solutions, COVID-19, Criminal Records, Dr. Robert Karas, Food, Ivermectin, Karas Correctional Health, Massachusetts, Medicaid, Mental Health, Mortality, MOUD, Nebraska, New Orleans, New York, Opioid Epidemic, Orange County, Parole, Police Reform, Police Shooting, Reentry, San Diego, Sentence Reduction, Sexual Abuse, Sheriff Susan Hutson, South Carolina, Vermont, Webinar, Wellpath, Women Reentry
Weekly Update: April 12, 2022
Algorithm, Americans with Disabilities Act, Arthritis, Asbestos, Bail Reform, Behavioral Health, California, Co-pay, Contaminated Water, CoreCivic, COVID-19, Governor Kathy Hochul, Grant, Illinois, Inmate Exclusion, Juvenile Justice, Los Angeles County, Louisiana, Medicaid, Medicaid Reentry Act, Mental Health, Mississippi, MOUD, New York, North Carolina, Nurse Indicted, Oklahoma, Parole, Physical Abuse, President Joe Biden, Prison Closure, Racial Disparities, Recidivism, Rikers Island, San Diego, Vaccination Mandate, Vocational Training, Voting, Webinar
Weekly Update: April 5, 2022
Amend, Connecticut, COVID-19, Data & Statistics, Fentanyl, Food, Health Care Billing, HIV, Jail and Prison Conditions, Jails, Marijuana Decriminalization, Medicaid Expansion, Medical Appointments, Mental Health, Nevada, New Jersey, New Orleans, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Oversight, Parole, Peerstar, Protesting Jail Conditions, Recidivism, Reducing Incarceration, Rikers Island, Santa Rita, Sheriff Susan Hutson, Washington State, Wellpath, Wexford Health Sources
Weekly Update: March 29, 2022
Biden Administration, Chatham County, Conference, CorrectHealth, Data & Statistics, DEA, Eric Adams, Gang, Gavin Newsom, Georgia, Governor Kathy Hochul, Health Records, ICE, Juvenile Detention, Los Angeles County, Louisiana, MAT, Medicaid Expansion, Mental Health, Mortality, North Carolina, OUD, Oversight, Parole Board, Reentry, Santa Rita, Sexual Abuse, St Louis Jail, Tuition Assistance, Virginia, Webinar, Wellpath, Women in Corrections
Weekly Update: March 22, 2022
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Arizona, Bail, Centurion, Colorado, Contaminated Water, Corizon, CorrectHealth, COVID-19, Criminal Justice Reform, Deaths, Governor Kathy Hochul, ICE, Incarcerated Workers, Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act, Kentucky, Less is More Act, Mental Health, Montana, New Orleans, Overdose, Pennsylvania, Police Reform, Pregnancy, Probation, Reentry, Rikers Island, Rural Populations, San Diego, School to Prison Pipeline, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Senator John Cornyn, Sexual Abuse, Tennessee, Wellpath, Wexford Health Sources
Weekly Update: March 15, 2022
Arlington vA, Corizon Health, County Health Support Services, COVID-19, Deaths, Decarceration, Early Release, JPay, Juvenile Justice, Juveniles Tried As Adults, Less is More Act, Louis A. Molina, Maine, Massachusetts, Medicaid Exclusion, New Jersy, New York, New York Court System, Parole, Police Misconduct, PPE, Racial Disparities, Rikers Island, San Diego, Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, Solitary Confinement, Tarra Simmons, Vermont, Washington State HB 1412
Weekly Update: March 8, 2022
Advanced Correctional Healthcare, CoreCivic, Correct Care Solutions, COVID-19, Early Release, Fentanyl, Governor Kathy Hochul, Kansas, Lawsuits, Less is More Act, Medicaid, Medical Parole, Mental Health, Mississippi, MOUD, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Treatment, Orange County, Pregnancy, President Joe Biden, Prison Construction, Racial Disparities, Reentry, Rikers Island, San Francisco, Sex Offenders, Sexual Abuse, SOTU, Suicide, Vaccination Mandate, Vaccine, Vermont, Washington State
Weekly Update: March 1, 2022
1115 Medicaid Waiver, Advanced Correctional Healthcare, Air Conditioning, Bail Reform, Bob McCabe, California, Contraband, CoreCivic, Correct Care Solutions, COVID-19, Crisis Response Team, Early Release, George Gascón, Gerard Boyle, Jail Construction, Lawsuits, Los Angeles County, Louis Molina, Medicaid, MEnD Correctional Care, Mental Health, Mississippi, MOUD, New York, Opioid Epidemic, Opioid Treatment, Oregon, Overdose Prevention, Pregnancy, Prison Construction, Racial Disparities, Reentry, San Diego, SB 2, Telehealth, Vermont, Washington DC, Washington State
Weekly Update: February 22, 2022
AB-2526, Alvin Bragg, Arkansas, BOP, Buprenorphine, California, COCHS Policy Analyst, CorrectHealth, County Health Support Services, COVID-19, Dr. Robert Karas, Drug Arrests, Early Release, EHR, Geriatrics in Corrections, Health and Reentry Project, Ivermectin, Kansas, Lawsuits, Louis Molina, Medicaid, Mental Health, Meta, MOUD, Nassau Health Care Corp., New Jersey Reentry Corporation, Opioid Epidemic, Pregnancy, Racial Disparities, Rape, Reentry, Reproductive Dignity for Incarcerated People Act, Rikers Island, Sacramento, School to Prison Pipeline, Senator Jon Ossoff, Vaccine, Vermont, Vikki Wachino, Volusia County
Weekly Update: February 15, 2022
AB-1921, Arkansas, Bail, BOP, Buprenorphine, California, COCHS Policy Analyst, CorrectHealth, Correctional Officers, Correctional Officers' Union, COVID-19, COVID-19 Surge, COVID-19 Testing, Due Process Continuity of Care Act, Early Release, Eric Adams, GOP Congressmen, ICE, Ivermectin, Lawsuits, Medicaid, MEnD Correctional Care, Mental Health, Miami Dade County, MOUD, Omicrom, Opioid Epidemic, Police Shooting, Racial Disparities, Racisim, Rape, Recidivism, Reentry, Rikers Island, Sacramento, Southern Health Partners, Telehealth, Vaccination Mandate, Vaccine, Vermont, Women in Corrections
Weekly Update: February 8, 2022
Alchololism, Bail, BOP, Buprenorphine, California, CoreCivic, Corizon Health, CorrectHealth, Correctional Officers, Correctional Officers' Union, COVID-19, COVID-19 Surge, COVID-19 Testing, COVID-19 Wider Impact, Fines and Fees, Food, Gavin Newsom, Georgia, Gun Violence, ICE, Jail Construction, Juvenile Justice, Medicaid, Mediko, Mental Health, MOUD, Omicrom, Pregnancy, Racial Disparities, Rape, Recidivism, Reentry, RICO, Rikers Island, San Diego, Santa Clara County, Savannah GA, Sheriff Bill Gore, Telehealth, Vaccination Mandate, Vaccine, Voting, Women in Corrections
Weekly Update: February 1, 2022
Alameda County, BOP, California, Campaign Contribution, COCHS Policy Analyst, CoreCivic, Correctional Officers, COVID-19, COVID-19 Protocols, COVID-19 Surge, Decarceration, Early Release, First Step Act, GEO Group, Georgia, ICE, Jail Construction, Louisville KY, Medicaid, Medicaid Reentry Act, MEnD Correctional Care, Mental Health, Missouri, New Jersey, Prison Abolition, Racial Disparities, Recidivism, Reentry, Rikers Island, Senator Chris Murphy, Senator Richard Blumenthal, Sheriffs, Solitary Confinement, Telehealth, Vaccination Mandate, Vaccine, Women in Corrections
Weekly Update: January 25, 2022
Alameda County, Alvin Bragg, Bail, Book Banning, Buprenorphine, California, Censorship, Centurion, CoreCivic, Corizon Health, COVID-19, COVID-19 Surge, Decarceration, Early Release, EHR, Georgia, ICE, Ivermectin, Jail Construction, Karas Correctional Health, Maui, Medicaid, Mental Health, Mortality, MOUD, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pregnancy, Prison Construction, Racial Disparities, Recidivism, Sacramento, San Quentin, Santa Clara County, Vaccination Mandate, Vaccine, Wellpath
Weekly Update: January 18, 2022
Bail, BJS, Body Camera, Book Banning, BOP, California, COCHS Policy Analyst, Cook County, CoreCivic, Correctional Officers' Union, COVID-19, COVID-19 Reporting, Data & Statistics, Decarceration, Early Release, Eric Adams, Family, Food, Gavin Newsom, Georgia, Geriatrics in Corrections, Harm Reduction, ICE, Ivermectin, JPay, Kansas, Medicaid, Mental Health, Michael Carvajal, Mortality, New Jersey, New York, NIDA, Nora Volkow, Oklahoma, Pinellas County, Protesting Jail Conditions, Racial Disparities, Rikers Island, Sacramento, Vaccination Mandate, Vaccine, Vermont, VitalCore Health Strategies, Wellpath
Weekly Update: January 11, 2022
Alvin Bragg, Aspire, BOP, California, COVID-19, Criminal Justice Reform, Data & Statistics, Decarceration, District of Columbia, Drug Testing, Early Release, Eric Adams, Family, Fulton County, Harm Reduction, Hawai'i, HIV Screening, Indiana, Mental Health, Michael Carvajal, Milwaukee, Mortality, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma County, Polly Daniels Sheppard, Protesting Jail Conditions, Racial Disparities, Recidivism, Rikers Island, Salt Lake County, Sarena Townsend, Sonoma County, Tennessee, Use of Force, Vaccination Mandate, Vaccine, Vermont
Weekly Update: January 4, 2022
Academic Research, Alabama, Alexandria VA, Armor Correctional Health Services, Biden Administration, California, CoreCivic, COVID-19, Criminal Justice Reform, Crisis Response Team, Data & Statistics, Georgia, Health Records, Home Confinement, Homeless, JPay, Juvenile Justice, MAT, Medicaid Reentry Act, Medicaid Work Requirement, Mental Health, Mortality, Nevada, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Racial Disparities, Reentry, Rikers Island, Sheriff Dana Lawhorne, South Dakota, Use of Force, Vaccination Mandate, Vaccine