The text rests on the view that prisoners have the right to adequate health care. It traces the historical, legal, and ethical issues that characterize the field of correctional health care and develops a model of prison health care that addresses issues, problems, organizational structures, and programs. Additional sections explain in detail the kinds of health programs that should be in place and how to implement them in correctional settings. Detailed implementation guidelines are also presented, focusing on national standards, policies, procedures, planning methods, budget development and management, staffing patterns, administration, monitoring, and evaluation. Chapter notes and reference lists, charts, index, and appended policy statements, forms, checklists, standards, and state-by-state program summaries (Author summary modified)