Fifty years after Estelle v. Gamble (1976) reshaped correctional health care, its impact continues to influence clinical practice, documentation, contracting, quality improvement, and risk management. This session examines the constitutional standards and landmark legal decisions that define modern correctional health care, helping attendees strengthen compliance, improve interdisciplinary collaboration, and better understand the legal framework guiding care in carceral settings today.

• Differentiate between negligence and deliberate indifference
• Analyze how medical release laws affect outcomes
• Develop a framework for implementing a medical-release referral pathway

Level: Intermediate