A judge ruled a Louisiana prison’s health care system has failed inmates for decades. A federal law could block reforms. healthcare Article 3137 words 15 votes
US Supreme Court denies California’s plea for immunity for COVID-19 deaths at San Quentin prison Article 672 words 18 votes
New data shows deadly cost of US officials' failures with COVID in prisons Article 1512 words, published Apr 18 2024 14 votes
This man is allowed to starve himself to death, but not to eat some biscuits Article 8434 words 9 votes
Nearly 1,000 inmates will be removed from San Quentin prison after its infection rate has gotten so bad it's been dubbed 'the Chernobyl of COVID' Article 503 words 10 votes
Few US prisoners have been released since beginning of the pandemic: Nearly 3/4s of those held at jails are pretrial--meaning thousands of legally innocent individuals face a potential death sentence Article 1640 words 7 votes
In four US state prisons, nearly 3,300 inmates test positive for coronavirus -- 96% without symptoms Article 1388 words 10 votes
For incarcerated Hepatitis C patients, adequate treatment is hard to come by healthcare Article 1392 words 7 votes