The mission of the National Commission on Correctional Health Care is to improve the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities. Read More ›
Research & Policy ›
- NCCHC has updated its position statement on Management of Noncancer Chronic Pain, calling for this common patient complaint to be addressed…
- A new opinion piece suggests that surgical disease among the incarcerated is poorly documented.
- What is known about inmates with serious mental illness: the crimes they commit, incarceration-related costs and effective strategies to red…
Announcements ›
- The NCCHC board of directors welcomes Debra Pinals as its new liaison of the American Psychiatric Association.
- NCCHC welcomes the American Association of Nurse Practitioners as its newest supporting organization; Jennifer Clifton is new board liaison.
- The 2017 Annual Report highlights the many ways NCCHC is improving the quality of health care in jails, prisons and juvenile facilities.
What's New ›
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"I was heartened to see so many younger professionals at the NCCHC Spring Conference. This underscores the appeal of this practice area and ...
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The 2018 editions have been revised, reorganized and simplified to improve their usefulness. Two years in the making, NCCHC’s 2018 S...
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A nurse since 1989, Terry Fillman quickly learned that correctional nursing was unlike anything he had experienced working in a hospital, clinic or outpatient care.