Gov. Gavin Newsome has signed a bill increasing the chance for elderly and ill prisoners to obtain a compassionate release. The measure, SB 118, … [Read more...]
SQN EXTRA: MASS INC HEALTHCARE
By Alfred King, Journalism Guild Writer America’s current healthcare system makes things worse for many of those who are incarcerated in jails … [Read more...]
Professional healthcare workers showed up at San Quentin
Personal well-being was the theme of the day at San Quentin’s 16th Annual Health Fair. A diverse array of professionals from the healthcare … [Read more...]
10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy arrested by ICE
After a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy left a Texas hospital for treatment in October 2017, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested … [Read more...]
Colorado Department of Corrections to spend $41 million for hep-C treatment
Colorado has agreed to provide medical treatment to cure hepatitis C among 2,200 prisoners. The action came in the settlement of a lawsuit against the … [Read more...]
Detailed report about prison healthcare
On any single day, more than a million people are held in state prisons across the nation where substance abuse, mental illness, and contagious … [Read more...]