Policy and Position

Click below to read the ACCP's position statements on important issues in correctional care.

• Treating People with Opioid Use Disorder in Correctional Facilities
• Health Disparities in Jails and Prisons
• Preparation and Management of Respiratory Epidemics
• Restricted Housing of Mentally Ill Inmates
• Letter to the Editor of JAMA:  Lethal Injection
• Non-Participation in Executions
• Hepatitis C
• Evaluation of Incarcerated People in Custody-Ordered Restraints
• Compassionate Medical Release
• Academics and Corrections
• Guidelines for Physicians Serving as Expert Witnesses
• Physician's Role in Correctional Medicine
• Infirmary Level of Care
• ACCP Statement on Ivermectin Use for COVID19 Treatment

Health Care During Incarceration: A Policy Position Paper From the ACP (American College of Physicians)

Abstract: The American College of Physicians (ACP) has a long-standing commitment to improving the health of all Americans and opposes any form of discrimination in the delivery of health care services. ACP is committed to working toward fully understanding and supporting the unique needs of the incarcerated population and eliminating health disparities for these persons. In this position paper, ACP offers recommendations to policymakers and administrators to improve the health and well-being of persons incarcerated in adult correctional facilities.
 
ACP - Link to Position Paper on Correctional Health Care
https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/M22-2370