Most opiate-addicted women who get pregnant worry about doing the right thing, and many want to stop using opiates as soon as possible to protect the health of their unborn child. Unfortunately, quitting opiates very suddenly puts the fetus at…
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We had a great time at the Indiana Sheriff School last week. We were able to meet and mingle with the majority of our new and veteran sheriffs. Lisa also got the opportunity to meet Lieutenant Governor, Suzanne Crouch. Hopefully…
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In a ruling that could have tremendous consequences for the country’s correctional system, a federal judge said this week that a Massachusetts man facing a jail sentence could not be denied access to treatment for his opioid addiction.
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Porter County Jail Officer Adam Candiano filled little cups with water from a brown cooler and lined them up on the side of a cart. Tricia Arzich, the assistant nurse manager at the jail, checked a computer screen before calling…
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During the second half of the 20th century, the United States embarked on a movement to deinstitutionalize individuals with mental illness, and this initiative resulted in the rapid decline of available psychiatric beds. In 1955, there was one psychiatric bed…
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Jails are primarily local, county, and community-based correctional institutions that confine individuals before trial and after adjudication. They hold inmates with different correctional statuses, including persons awaiting court action on their current charge, those convicted of a misdemeanor, inmates awaiting…
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Due to safety risks and potential drug interactions, the FDA is requiring product label changes to all opioid medications to warn about these risks. Opioids may interact with antidepressants and migraine medications which could lead to a risk of serotonin…
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In an attempt to help slow the prescription drug abuse epidemic, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday that immediate-release opioid painkillers such as oxycodone and fentanyl will now have to carry a "black box" warning about the risk…
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HEA 1269 is newly enacted legislation that, among other things, requires Sheriffs to apply for Medicaid coverage on behalf of inmates that have been housed in their facilities for more than 30 days. Below are some links to helpful resources.…
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To our newly contracted clients, welcome to the QCC Family! Tippecanoe County Lafayette, IN Start Date: 6/1/15 Miami County Peru, IN Start Date: 6/1/15 Vanderburgh County Evansville, IN Start Date: 1/1/16 Fulton County Rochester, IN Start Date: 1/1/16 Wabash County…
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