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BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL



Report To The Congress


OF THE UNITED STATES


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A Federal Strategy Is Needed To

Help Improve Medical And Dental

Care In Prisons And Jails




The health care delivery systems of most
prisons and jails are inadequate because of
deficiencies in assuring adequate levels of
care, physical examinations, medical rec-
ords, staffing, facilities, and equipment.
Officials said they lacked funds to make
improvements. Should those needs continue
to be underfunded, it is critical that ways to
improve utilization of all available resources
be examined.

The Federal Government has made commit-
ments to improve both health care and cor-
rectional programs through the U.S. Public
Health Service, the Law Enforcement Assist-
ance Administration, and other agencies.
These commitments should be combined into
a Federal strategy that will improve the health
care delivery systems of prisons and jails, and
make better use of available health care re-
sources.





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                                                            GGD-78-96
                                  4002942             DECEMBER 22,1978

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