A female healthcare provider wearing a surgical mask and white coat, holding a tablet and looking thoughtfully forward.
A female healthcare provider wearing a surgical mask and white coat, holding a tablet and looking thoughtfully forward.

Real Stories of Care, Resilience, and Recovery

Healthcare in the toughest environment is about clinical excellence under pressure. Read firsthand accounts of providers delivering life-saving interventions inside America's jails and prisons and the patients who benefitted from them.

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First Line of Defense: How Carceral Medicine is Reshaping Patient Outcomes
First Line of Defense: How Carceral Medicine is Reshaping Patient Outcomes

Why the very first line of defense against advanced, undiagnosed pathologies is often found behind bars.

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Rewriting the Playbook for Public Health: 40 Years on the Front Lines of Correctional Care
Rewriting the Playbook for Public Health: 40 Years on the Front Lines of Correctional Care

A conversation on 40 years of evolution, dignity, and public health with Rebecca Luethy, MSN, RN

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Our Patients’ Only Access to Care: Why High-Quality Nursing Matters in Corrections
Our Patients’ Only Access to Care: Why High-Quality Nursing Matters in Corrections

NaphCare Director of Jail Operations Heather Fether, RN, on meeting patient needs, navigating acute care barriers, and building a long-term vision for correctional health.

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Turning Experience into Policy

The daily realities of our frontline providers drive our advocacy on Capitol Hill. Explore the latest legislative briefings, clinical white papers, and coalition news shaping the future of care.

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