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States expand videoconferencing in prisons

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

"Relying on technology to keep inmates behind bars makes them ?disappear more and more from the public consciousness, and I think there?s a (negative) long-term consequence of that,? said Nancy Stoller, a professor at the University of California-Santa Cruz and the coordinator of a jail and prison task force at the American Public Health Association." Tuesday, May 12, 2009 States expand videoconferencing in prisons By John Gramlich, Stateline.org Staff Writer Faced with the high costs of transporting and escorting sick inmates to the doctor, states are expanding their use of videoconferencing to provide health consultations to prisoners without resorting to costly ? and sometimes dangerous ? off-site trips. Illinois is considering joining at least 26 other states that use ?telemedicine? to help sick prisoners get advice from doctors, according to Derek Schnapp, a spokesman with the state Department of Corrections...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on May 12, 2009 (boomark / email).