Correctional Medicine Expert Witnesses in Colorado

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Correctional medicine expert witnesses practice in a variety of fields, including prison healthcare, forensic medicine, mental health in correctional facilities, substance abuse treatment in prisons, and inmate medical care. Some of the most common correctional medicine expert witness specialties also include suicide prevention in jails, infectious disease control in prisons, correctional nursing, correctional psychiatry, and prison pharmacy practices. They can opine on the effects of overcrowding on inmate health, the impact of solitary confinement on mental health, the adequacy of medical care provided to inmates, the spread of diseases in correctional facilities, and the management of chronic illnesses in prison populations.

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Forensic Toxicology and Pharmacology Expert WitnessView profile

E-702886

Forensic Toxicology and Pharmacology Expert Witness

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Colorado

This expert earned his BS in health and exercise science and his MS in toxicology from Colorado State University and his MS in health services administration with a concentration in biopharmaceutical regulatory compliance and his PharmD from the University of Wyoming. He is active in his field as a member of the National Community Pharmacists Association and the American Pharmacist Association....

Correctional Psychiatry Expert WitnessView profile

E-086971

Correctional Psychiatry Expert Witness

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Colorado

This mental health expert is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and the Associate Director of a forensic psychiatry fellowship program for a large public university in Colorado. Much of his work has focused on the mental health of prison inmates, with a particular emphasis on the effects of solitary confinement. The expert earned his M.D. from the University of Maryland Medical School and...

The Average Correctional Medicine Expert Witness
Charges $409 / Hour

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  • Review Fee

    $325

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    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Deposition Fee

    $425

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    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

  • Court Fee

    $475

    Fee info

    This represents an expert’s hourly rate for participating in depositions. Experts may charge more for depositions that require them to travel, and some experts choose to bill a flat, daily or half-daily rate for deposition appearances.

Correctional Medicine Expert Witness FAQs

A correctional medicine expert witness provides insight into medical care standards in correctional facilities, evaluates inmate health issues, and testifies on cases involving alleged medical negligence.

They can handle cases involving inadequate medical care, wrongful death, suicide prevention, mental health treatment, substance abuse treatment, and infectious disease control in prisons.

Yes, some experts may specialize in areas like psychiatric care in prisons, addiction treatment, or chronic disease management among inmates.

The expert can evaluate if appropriate suicide prevention measures were in place and whether the standard of care was met regarding mental health treatment.

These experts understand the unique challenges and standards of providing healthcare in prisons. They can assess if the care provided met those standards or constituted negligence.

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