The mission of the Society of Correctional Physicians is:

 To enroll qualified correctional physicians in a national educational and scientific society which has been established to provide a repository of knowledge and expertise;  To encourage research in correctional health care issues;  To review, promote and establish the highest ethical ideals and service standards in correctional medicine through the use of publications and meetings; and  To elect officers who will represent these ideals and standards to national organizations, governmental agencies and the general public whenever possible in order to support, encourage and develop more humane and effective correctional environments and health services.

The vision of the Society of Correctional Physicians is to pursue and establish the highest ideals and ethical standards in the provision of health services to those who are incarcerated. The Society shall endeavor to advance research, education, and training in correctional medicine by academia and government.

The Society shall endeavor to gain specialty recognition for those physicians, who by qualification and commitment, attempt to improve the health of those incarcerated through education, training and provision of compassionate, preventive and effective health services.

The effectiveness of the Society will be demonstrated in its efforts to identify and correct those influences in society that lead to criminal thinking and behavior, and to establish humane and effective modification of criminal thinking and behaviors.

Those incarcerated should leave their correctional period better educated and in the best health and condition possible to re-enter their communities as contributing members of society.