Due to the complex nature of correctional facilities, correctional health care professionals (CHPs) are at high risk of experiencing the harms of helping such as burnout, vicarious trauma, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Although traditionally applied to military populations, the construct of moral injury has gained increasing application to health care and bears relevance to correctional health care. This qualitative study examines the prevalence of moral injury among CHPs while considering the moral dilemmas and ethical challenges of delivering care in a carceral environment. Employing an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA), 25 semi-structured interviews were conducted with a diverse sample of CHPs, selected through nonprobability, purposive sampling. Rigorous thematic analysis, guided by IPA principles, was used. The data revealed five key themes: moral injury is an occupational hazard for correctional health care workers; incidental versus cumulative moral injury; role of institutional betrayal; the intersectional relationship among moral injury, PTSD, and burnout; and the road to moral repair. These themes offer insights into the prevalence and effects of moral injury in correctional health care while offering solutions to navigating moral injury. These findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the complex ethical and psychological dynamics within correctional health care settings and explore implications for practice, policy, and future research.
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