Prison Health Care Paper
Prison Healthcare
Angelia Burnette
HCS 430
May 28, 2012
Susan Kajfasz
Prison Healthcare
Healthcare is a big topic no matter how you view it, but when looking at it from the point of a person who is in prison, it takes on a whole new view. Those who are in prison have federal and state laws that say that the prisons must provide them with medical facilities for their healthcare needs. This paper will identify a governmental agency that regulates the healthcare that is provided to prisoners in an institution within the United States, along with the foundation of such an agency and who regulates the licenses, accreditation, certifications, and authorization for employment for those who work within one of these facilities.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is an agency that was created on May 14, 1930 and approved of by then president Herbert Hoover. Its main headquarters is in Washington, D.C. The BOP is a subdivision of the United States Justice Department and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. Its sole purpose is to provide more open-minded and compassionate care to those who are federal inmates within the United States prison system. This agency is also responsible for providing medically needed health care to inmates in agreement with federal and state laws. One of the most negative aspects that the BOP is responsible for is carrying out all judicially mandated federal executions, including the lethal injection of inmates who have been sentenced to death for a crime they have committed (Federal, 2012). This agency also maintains the lethal injection chamber of a prison before, during, and after an execution, making sure that the lethal injection is set up appropriately and that all goes as humane as possible during such an event. The structure of the BOP is made up just about the same as any other agency. This agency has several divisions with boards of directors and
Angelia Burnette
HCS 430
May 28, 2012
Susan Kajfasz
Prison Healthcare
Healthcare is a big topic no matter how you view it, but when looking at it from the point of a person who is in prison, it takes on a whole new view. Those who are in prison have federal and state laws that say that the prisons must provide them with medical facilities for their healthcare needs. This paper will identify a governmental agency that regulates the healthcare that is provided to prisoners in an institution within the United States, along with the foundation of such an agency and who regulates the licenses, accreditation, certifications, and authorization for employment for those who work within one of these facilities.
The Federal Bureau of Prisons The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is an agency that was created on May 14, 1930 and approved of by then president Herbert Hoover. Its main headquarters is in Washington, D.C. The BOP is a subdivision of the United States Justice Department and is responsible for the administration of the federal prison system. Its sole purpose is to provide more open-minded and compassionate care to those who are federal inmates within the United States prison system. This agency is also responsible for providing medically needed health care to inmates in agreement with federal and state laws. One of the most negative aspects that the BOP is responsible for is carrying out all judicially mandated federal executions, including the lethal injection of inmates who have been sentenced to death for a crime they have committed (Federal, 2012). This agency also maintains the lethal injection chamber of a prison before, during, and after an execution, making sure that the lethal injection is set up appropriately and that all goes as humane as possible during such an event. The structure of the BOP is made up just about the same as any other agency. This agency has several divisions with boards of directors and
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