Corrections Connection: This Week In Corrections

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Lethal injection, cruel and unusual?

pittstu07: I don’t believe the lethal injection is cruel, but i do agree with it being unusual. I think that its unusual for something to be called the death penalty, yet it doesn’t seem like an agonizing way to punish someone.
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Providing Chronic Wound Care in Corrections

by Scott Savage, DO, FACEP, FAPWCA, FSCP, CCHP

It was commonly believed that a dry, crusted wound is acceptable; however it has now been scientifically proven that wounds need a moist environment to heal quickly and effectively. This is not the same as a “wet wound.” Managing tissue fluid is like managing a trout pond. If the water level in the pond is too dry, there is not enough water, or more precisely, not enough oxygen in the water for all the fish to live and they start dying off... full story

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Substance Abuse Counselor III - Senior Counselor - Texas

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