Medically Ill Inmates

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One of the bigger issues that come up when dealing with medically ill inmates is the cost. When the inmates get older, they start having more illnesses that cause them to need more treatment outside of the prison. They start needing to go to hospitals and having surgeries instead of the medical facility in the prison. If they have to stay in the hospital for a few days, then they need guards to stay with them which costs more money. Another issue is the amount of medical care they receive. If the inmates do get medical care, it is very minimal. For example, in the book it says, “Dentistry typically consists of pulling teeth rather than crowning or even filling them”(pg. 157). Some prisons have more medical care than others depending on who

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