Organizations


Community Voices:  Healthcare for the Underserved
Coordinates commuity-based projects to bring quality healthcare to underserved populations and provides research on health issues in American prisons.  

National Commission on Correctional Health Care
Works to improve mental health care in correctional facilities through education, publication, and promoting quality standards for health service. 

Society of Correctional Physicians
Informs and trains physicians in the ethics and effective practice of correctional health care. 

Centers for Disease Control - Correctional Health
Contains statistics and information regarding the mental health of inmates and treatment programs.

Reentry Policy Council
Develops bipartisan policies and facilitates information-sharing to help state governments ensure the safe and successful return of prisoners to their communites.  

National Prevention Information Network
Provides research on the prevalence and prevention of disease in prisons in the United States. 

National HCV Prison Coalition
Raises awareness and educates about Hepatitis C in prisons and advocates for improved inmate treatment.

National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Offers comprehensive information regarding adult and juvenile offender health care.

Institute for Criminal Justice Health Care
Serves to integrate public health and the criminal justice system through dialogue, education, and technology.

American Correctional Health Services Association
Acts as the voice of the correctional healthcare profession through providing a forum for discussion about current issues and needs in prison and jail health systems. 

Academy of Correctional Health Professionals
Supports the correctional health professional community through publications, educational activities, and special events.