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Today, prisons and jails in America are in crisis. Incarcerated people are beaten, stabbed, raped, and killed in facilities run by corrupt officials who abuse their power with impunity. People who need medical care, help managing their disabilities, mental health and addiction treatment, and suicide prevention are denied care , ignored ...
12 gru 2023 · Two key senators on the committee tasked with overseeing the nation's federal prisons are now urging the Bureau of Prisons to fix a medical care system that has allowed people in its care to...
1 dzień temu · ST. ALBANS -- A handful of inmates at the Northwest State Correctional Facility in St. Albans, including a well-known Bennington resident, were treated for possible drug overdoses last week, authorities have confirmed. William D. McLaughlin, 44, of Bennington and Troy, N.Y. was one of two high ...
25 mar 2023 · Prisoners at San Quentin State Prison listened as programs for alternative treatment were announced. These treatments face many obstacles, including budget cuts and opposition from...
11 mar 2024 · Inside the 54-bed unit, there's a clinic on one end where prisoners can get dialysis and other medical treatments. Nursing care is available 24 hours a day.
14 mar 2024 · The overcriminalization of drug use, the use of private prisons, and low-paid or unpaid prison labor are among the most contentious issues in the criminal legal system today because they inspire moral outrage.
1 mar 2023 · Lacking quality standards, robust monitoring, and funding from public medical insurance programs, correctional administrators must provide health care for incarcerated people with limited...
