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Problem……2Indiana Policy For SupermaxConfinement Faces Challenge..2New Jersey Revises RegulationsFor Capital Punishmen.………2Delaware Eyes Better PensionsFor Retention Of Officers……….3Los Angeles Report Cites RisksAt World's Largest Jai…………3President Seeks Funds To EndCycle Of Violent Families……4Website Data On Family Abuse4Training For RespondersTo Sexual Assault………………4  \nIN THE COURTS  \nJustices Schedule ArgumentsFor Isolation In SupermaxAnd Prison Rules On ReligiousActivities………………   ………53rd Circuit Decides DNA TestIsn't Needed For Some Felons.511th Circuit Rules Unequal PayIs Basis For Race Bias Claim ...5  \nACROSS THE STATES  \nArk.:Monitoring Bill Gain....6  \nColo.:Juvenile Penalties Ease..6  \nFla.:Riot Injures 12 Officers...6  \nIowa:Prison Budget Rises……6  \nMass.:Court Staffing Is Issue..6  \nVa.:Youth Warden Is Fired……7  \nFUNDING  \nHomeland Security;Volunteers7Disability Outreac……………7Tribal Menta Health……………7Tribal Youth………   ………7  \nCorrectionSpIGEST  \nThe only independent news service for the corrections professional  \n# Health Costs Rise From Pressure OfAging,Longer Sentences In Texas\n\nHealth providers to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice said cuts in managed care services for agrowing population of older inmatesserving longer sentences would placethe state in federal violation.  \nThe University of Texas MedicalBranch described the situation in arequest to the state legislature for anincrease in funding for prison healthcare.  \nWithout the higher funding,thestate would face the prospect of legalchallenges because of unconstitu-tional services in most of the 90 pris-ons.  \nDr.Ben Raimer,a vice presidentof the UT medical school,said theuniversity's prison managed careprogram alone is underfunded by atleast $11 million this year.  \nUniversity of Texas MedicalBranch provides managed care for119,000 inmates.Texas Tech's medi-cal school services the other 31,000.  \nRaimer testified before a HouseAppropriations subcommittee that hasbegun a review of health care spend-ing in the correctional system.  \nAlthough the legislature cut theprison health care budget two yearsago and imposed a 95 percent rule forthe next budget cycle,the University of Texas Medical Branch has contin-   \n ued to provide the same services at an operating loss to the university.  \nThe Texas Department of Crimi-nal Justice has asked the legislaturefor a supplemental appropriation tocover a shortfall of nearly $32 millionprojected in the current year.  \nFor the biennial cycle that beginsin August,the department has re-quested a 13 percent increase to $675million for prison health care for thebiennial budget beginning in August.  \nThe request far exceeds theamount that would be available underthe“95 percent”rule that the legisla-ture imposed on the prison systemtwo years ago.  \nUnder the guidelines,the man-aged health care budget would haveto decline 3.8 percent to $572 mil-lion.  \nThe last budget cut resulted in areduction of services in 55 of 80prison clinics and a reduction in staffof 370 health care providers suppliedfrom University of Texas MedicalBranch.  \nIn a recent report on medical carefor prison and jail inmates,the uni-versity said,\"The prison populationcontinues to grow.At the same time,inmates are getting older and requiremore and costlier care.As health carecosts continue to rise,reimbursement  \nPage 2  \n               February 18,2005  \nfor care has remained,at best,flat.”  \non Ohio's use of supermax units.  \nThe medical school said 93percent of inmates are males,rangingin age from 13 to 80,and the averageage is 34.The average educationallevel of the patients is 7th grade andaverage IQ is 91.  \nA report also cited the followingproblems:  \n■An unprecedented expansion ofthe criminal justice system.  \n●Shrinking state budget resources.  \n●Rising health-care costs.  \nof  \n■ Difficulties in recruitment andretention of health-care professionals.  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