In the end while the report is damaging most of the public will yawn given the economic challenges of today.

Mike Protack

“The State should fire the current vendor providing inmate health care – Correctional Medical
Services, (CMS). It should replace CMS with staff from local hospitals: Christiana Care for the DOC
facilities north of the C & D Canal, and Bay Health for the southern facilities. This model – using
local hospitals to provide inmate medical care — is currently working well in other states. In
Connecticut, the state prison system has partnered with the University of Connecticut Health Center.
The partnership affords inmates access to quality and efficient health care that is cost effective and
subject to local control.”

OK, not a disagreement, but how much money do you have? As long as the CMS (or any other medical provider) is contracted a set rate, you’re going to see this.

“Suicide awareness, mental health and other training the state promised to provide the guard force in
the Settlement Agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice should be implemented immediately”

You can’t staff your prisons now, how are you going to train CO’s for this? Additionally, please keep in mind that the only requirement for a C/O is a HS diploma, so you’re asking them to make mental health judgments? AND remember YOU JUST TOOK A LOT OF THEIR PAY!!!

“During summer months, staffing levels, including mental health professionals, at the Sussex
Correctional Institution should be increased on weekends to offset the increased number of
intoxicated suspects brought to the facility from the beach areas”
You’re short of staffing levels in all of the jails. How are you going to accomplish any of this?
“CRI proposes a much more rigorous and robust training regime for all correctional officers at all
levels on the laws, policies and procedures pertaining to the justifiable use of force by correctional
officers, and that such training not be limited to “recruit training” but be an annual in-service training
requirement with multiple refresher segments throughout the year”
Again, short staffing
So really, although these recommendations seem like a good idea, I’m quite sure no one is going to want to pay for this Delaware may be going the same way as California, where the courts are mandating that CA release prisoners because their health care system for the prison is substandard.

Actually, contrary to public opinion, there’s a good chance he knows nothing about it.

By me, of course, you mean the people who went after CRI on partisan grounds. Thanks for clearing that up.

It is politically advantageous to fight hard against abuse and neglect for the helpless (children and the elderly) but there is a certain tolerance for it when people go to prison, presumably because they are “bad people.” This is wrong and it should be fixed. But who will step up and look like they are a “thug hugger” by ensuring reasonable care and treatment of the incarcerated?