Question about being incarcerated????

Question

Are inmates treated for sexually transmitted diseases upon arrival to jail ?

Answer 1

No. On admission when incarcerated each new inmate is seen by a health care professional and asked a series of questions regarding their health at the time, prescriptions they may be on and why, any illness they may have had, surgeries, mental illness, family background concerning health and if they are suicidal.

Their height, weight, pulse and blood pressure is taken; all this is recorded for the doctor and the inmates medical file.

Within a couple of days of admission an inmate has to see a doctor, often routine X-rays are taken scanning for TB. He again has the above questions and tests.

To be treated for sexually transmitted diseases while incarcerated the inmate:

1) if they know they have an STD he/she has to let the Health Care Professional and doctor know and ask for treatment;

2) if an inmate is unsure if they have an STD then they have to request to be tested first.

3) an inmate is still a citizen and has a legal right for privacy in regards to STD's unless he/she is under investigation of a sexual assault on the street or while in custody to another inmate or staff member; or if a fight broke out and blodily fluids were possibly transfered from the assailant to victim(s) be it staff or inmate(s). That being said, only tests will be done if it is known that the assailant has and infectious STD or the victim(s), even then it is between the medical staff and the patient.

Staff are notified of all and any inmate that has an infectious STD for their protection while dealing with said inmates; inmates are not notified due to confidentiality preventing the posibility of an inmate being ostrisiced or assaulted forcing staff to remove inmate to segragation.

4) an inmate also has the right if they already know they have an STD or find through requested testing they do, refuse to have treatment.

Answer 2

Even if they are, some STDs don't show any signs. Some can be passed from one prson to another, while only a few show symptoms. Also, many STDs can't be cured.

They won't deny a prisoner medical care, but taht's only if they actually can find anything wrong with the prisoner. I doubt they do in-depth checks.