prison doctor
Jail medical officer
A prison doctor is a physician who provides medical care to incarcerated people.
The role carries particular ethical tensions—serving patients whose autonomy is restricted by the institution that employs the doctor.
Prison doctors handle routine care, mental health crises, and sometimes controversial duties like certifying fitness for punishment: The prison doctor declared him fit for solitary confinement.
- infirmaryFacility for treating illness
- medical wingHospital's treatment section
- sick bayShipboard medical facility
- wardenSupervisory custodian of place
- correctional officerPenitentiary staff supervising inmates
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