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Avoiding a Claim of Deliberate Indifference

What is Deliberate Indifference? The concept of “deliberate indifference” has been a legal concept for over forty five years, and the subject of two major Supreme Court decisions.  A case in 1976 (Estelle v. Gamble) established deliberate indifference as a standard for alleging Eight Amendment violations for cruel and unusual punishment.  A second case in…

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Suicide and Incident Prevention for Corrections and Behavioral Healthcare

Suicide and Incident Prevention for Corrections and Behavioral Healthcare

How many seconds does it take for you to know there is a problem? In corrections, or healthcare, if something goes wrong, you need to know about it so that you can take action quickly. It may be the personal safety of officers or staff, or missed checks, or another task – critical or just important – that just didn’t get finished.

That’s what Guard1 Real Time does. With Guard1, the answer to the headline is “as long as it takes to automatically send a text message or an e-mail.” Let’s face it – your staff has lots to do. They are working hard and trying to do everything they are supposed to. If your organization – like most – deals with understaffing or turnover, your officers or staff may be covering for others or simply new at the job. And yet, you depend on them for the proper operation of your facility.

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