Jailhouse Doc: A Doctor in the County Jail (Paperback)

from Diana_Long_Thomas

Book received through Edelweiss. This is the second memoir written by Dr. Wright. This one focuses on his time as a doctor in the county jail in Colorado Springs, unlike his first one that took place in a SuperMax prison. He talks about some of the unusual complaints by certain patients, the diff...

from MaureenCean

Probably a 3.5. It was very interesting to read something that I didn't really know anything about. Another reviewer offered a "rant" on her opinions of the author's bigotry. I can't say I agree at all. Might some of his humor have been a little less than "PC" as we say now? Sure, but as another ...

from sj1335

What a fantastic read! I loved the way Dr. Wright handled all the politics and other problems in corrections medicine. He took it all in stride and made the best of it. I can't wait to start his first book, it should be a winner as well.

from jetangen4571

Of course I enjoyed this book. I am a nurse who enjoyed working in the jail and House of Corrections for one Sheriff's Dept, and in a different jail in another county after relocating. I was intrigued by his perspective as MD accustomed to serving solvent clients as opposed to the indigent. I can...

from p_linehan

This is a very honest account of how inmates in a county jail are treated. It raises many questions about how the prisoners are treated and why we have so many prisoners in jails in the first place. The book also highlights what it's like working for a corporate medicine provider. The book ends w...