Jail Healthcare Staffing in the US Southeast: a Cross-Sectional Survey.
David L RosenJessica Carda-AutenElena DiRosaDebbie TraversPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2023)
Nearly 30% of surveyed jails routinely lacked on-site healthcare providers and in most other jails providers' on-site presence was modest. Jails relied heavily on LPNs and officers for care, resulting in missed opportunities for care and potentially endangering incarcerated persons.