Who should guide involuntary medication decisions in correctional settings? This session examines how Clark County Detention Center shifted oversight of medication-over-objection cases from custody leadership to a multidisciplinary medical review panel. Explore the operational, clinical, and cultural challenges that emerged during the transition and discuss lessons learned from implementing a more clinically driven decision-making process.

Educational Objectives

• Explain the significance of Washington v. Harper in correctional settings
• Describe the current medication-over-objection process at CCDC
• Analyze challenges faced at CCDC when transitioning to a new medication-over-objection process

Level: Intermediate