http://www.bop.gov/inmates/custody_and_care/medical_care.jsp

http://www.bop.gov/resources/pdfs/phc.pdf

http://www.cdc.gov/correctionalhealth/rec-guide.html

B. WA: http://www.doc.wa.gov/family/offenderlife/substanceabuse.asp

C. WA: http://www.doc.wa.gov/aboutdoc/docs/p351gmentalhealthtreatmentservicesfactsheet.pdf

Does WA department of correction consider substance abuse a mental health issue?

A. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Position Statement

http://www.acog.org/Resources_And_Publications/Committee_Opinions/Committee_on_Health_Care_for_Underserved_Women/Reproductive_Health_Care_for_Incarcerated_Women_and_Adolescent_Females

B. Washington State Offender Health Plan page 6 (PDF also used for question 3)

C.  BOP: http://www.bop.gov/resources/pdfs/std.pdf

D. BOP: http://www.bop.gov/resources/health_care_mngmt.jsp

E.  Mothers Behind Bars Report (PDF attached, below)

F. ACLU website with state by state policy information concerning treatment of pregnant women (information availability is inconsistent state by state) https://www.aclu.org/maps/state-standards-pregnancy-related-health-care-and-abortion-women-prison-map

B. Roadblocks to reentry PDF (attached below)

C. DoJ ACA PDF: as another download on padlet -->

D. http://www.bop.gov/resources/health_care_mngmt.jsp (see very bottom of page “Clinical Guidelines for Discharge Assistance” last updated 2002)

1. Long term treatment (6-12 months)

2. Intensive out patient (6-12 weeks)

3. Outpatient (minimum of 3 months)

4. Recovery Houses

-Can take patient to community hospital

-Prenatal care, no restraints for pregnant women

-Mothers and Infants Nurturing Together

-State provides services

-Cannot use Medicaid funding while incarcerated

-Need for integrated state and federal policies for definition of care and funding

to persons who are incarcerated (everyone has access to medical, dental, and mental health services)

- In WA: HX, PE, diagnostic studies, dental, immunizations, evaluation of disabilities, consultations, and treatment as required

-Residential drug abuse program

-Community transition drug abuse treatment

(residential re-entry when transitioning out of prisions)

• Lost support systems
• Lost social network or same social network before prison
• Laws interfering with using your professional skills as an ex-con
• Background checks for post-incarceration employment-
  
• No Dept. of Ed loans for drug offenders
  
• Substance abuse prevention
• Loss of voting rights; lack of legal empowerment
• Social stigma
• Transitioning to new care providers/continuity of care
  

• Incarcerated persons will be offered assistance in assuring that their applications for Medicaid are processed by the time they get out

• Many more prisoners may be on Medicaid when initially incarcerated and if incarcerated for less than a month they will continue to be covered?

• Incarcerated persons eligible for Medicaid should be able to have their specialty (referred) care outside the Public Health system covered by Medicaid