Our correctional systems are challenged by a growing assortment of issues. Selected from the pages of the Corrections Compendium journal, Corrections Today magazine and the State of Corrections Conference Proceedings, this collection of essays represents a sampling of the issues officials, administrators and staff face. Topics include HIV and TB; tattooing and body piercing; telemedicine; inmate medical fees; mental illness; staff health and wellness; juvenile health care; needs of elderly offenders; bioethics in corrections; integrating substance abuse and domestic violence treatment; therapeutic communities; drug courts and jail-based treatment; new technologies; the Internet; evaluating correctional technology; the Prison Litigation Reform Act; civil disabilities of convicted felons; privatization; restorative justice; media access; and more.