MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR LOCAL DETENTION FACILITIES

TITLE 15-CRIME PREVENTION AND CORRECTIONS

DIVISION 1, CHAPTER 1, SUBCHAPTER 4

Minimum Standards for Juvenile Facilities

Title 15-Crime Prevention and Corrections

Division 1, Chapter 1, Subchapter 5

NCCHC Clinical Guideline for Health Care in Correctional settings Diabetes

The National Commission on Correctional Health Care has adopted several guidelines to help correctional health care professionals effectively manage diseases commonly found in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities. The guidelines are adapted for the correctional setting from nationally accepted clinical guidelines prepared by other organizations, including the National Institutes of Health; the American Diabetes Association; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Diabetes Management in Correctional Institutions –ADA Guidelines

The current estimated prevalence of diabetes in correctional institutions is somewhat lower than the overall U.S. prevalence of diabetes, perhaps because the incarcerated population is younger than the general population. The prevalence of diabetes and its related comorbidities and complications, however, will continue to increase in the prison population as current sentencing guidelines continue to increase the number of aging prisoners and the incidence of diabetes in young people continues to increase.