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February 18, 2021
A measure before state lawmakers could help connect individuals released from Nevada s jails and prisons with the health care and other services they need to succeed on the outside.
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The National Sheriffs Association says more than half of the individuals taken into custody each year have a substance abuse disorder. Mental health issues are also prevalent. But a state policy that terminates Medicaid coverage of the incarcerated delays access to medication and other essential services upon release. It s a very vulnerable time, state Sen. Joe Hardy, a medical doctor, testified Tuesday before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee. They are at risk for recidivism.
Clergy Group Alleges Excessive Force Against Sheriff s Office; Sheriff Hammond Responds Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Chattanooga Clergy and community members said they were demanding the Sheriff s Office release a public report detailing training standards and more surrounding policies of excessive force. They said they wanted this report to be sent out by March 12 at the latest.
Sheriff Jim Hammond on Wednesday replied to the group. The sheriff s office recently took over operation of the Silverdale Detention Center and has made a number of sweeps at the facility seeking contraband and weapons. A number of shanks have been found.
In a press release sent out on Sunday afternoon, the Chattanooga Clergy for Justice said:
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Corizon Health Wins Renewal For Essex County Juvenile Detention Center
February 17, 2021 14:47 ET | Source: Corizon Health, Inc. Corizon Health, Inc. Brentwood, Tennessee, UNITED STATES
NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Corizon Health announced today the company was recently awarded a renewal of the health services contract with the Essex County Juvenile Detention Center (ECJDC) in Newark. The new contract award was made following competitive bidding and extends a long and successful partnership with the ECJDC.
Corizon first began serving the ECJDC in 1996. The Corizon team has partnered with the County to achieve uninterrupted National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC) accreditation for the past 16 years, being selected as NCCHC’s facility of the year in 2013, and has continued providing an innovative health care program with positive clinical outcomes, measurable results, and tangible cost savings