Medical Treatment in Prison

Commentary March 21

“Can criminal justice reform succeed without addressing the health of incarcerated people?"

By Ashwin Vasan

Life Inside January 25, 2018

When a trip to the hospital means spending hours on a cramped bus handcuffed to another prisoner.

By Deidre Mcdonald

Life Inside January 4, 2018

A fretful prisoner struggles with an ever-growing list of symptoms.

By Rahsaan Thomas

Life Inside September 7, 2017

Employee perks: None, really, unless you count the nail gun fights.

By Jayson Hawkins

Feature July 6, 2016

Tens of thousands of people every year are packed into vans run by for-profit companies with almost no oversight.

By Eli Hager and Alysia Santo

News March 29, 2016

A new report says care varies widely between Louisiana’s jails and prisons.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News February 22, 2016

Corrections facilities are ground zero for treating hepatitis C — but at a cost.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

News August 27, 2015

Finding new ways to treat the growing pool of older, ailing inmates.

By Maura Ewing

News August 10, 2015

A California case may decide.

By Beth Schwartzapfel

Q&A June 16, 2015

"You win some, you lose some."

By Maura Ewing