THE CONSULTATION ON HEALTH IN CORRECTIONS WAS HELD IN DECEMBER 1975 AT THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS MEDICAL CENTER. ITS FORMAT CONSISTED OF THREE MAJOR SESSIONS WHICH INCLUDED A LECTURE AND SMALL GROUP DISCUSSIONS. INITIAL PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS INVOLVED ISSUES IN PRISON HEALTH CARE; AMONG THESE WERE MEDICAL STANDARDS, AVAILABILITY OF MEDICAL RECORDS, CONTINUITY OF CARE, ACCOUNTABILITY OF HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, ACCESS TO MEDICAL CARE, THE ISOLATION AND DECENTRALIZATION OF PRISONS, AND THE LACK OF TRAINED MEDICAL PERSONNEL TO WORK IN PRISONS. PARTICIPANTS WERE ENCOURAGED TO SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT OF CORRECTIONAL HEALTH CARE, AND THESE GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS ARE LISTED IN THIS REPORT.