prison medical care

One of the cells in the Transitional Care Unit at the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Oak Park Heights.

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Health & Safety

The U.S. prison population is rapidly graying. Prisons aren't built for what's coming

5:12am March 11, 2024

by Meg Anderson

By one measure, about a third of all prisoners will be considered geriatric by 2030. Prison systems are grappling with how to care for their elderly prisoners — and how to pay for it.

Autopsies are not required for federal prison deaths that are classified as natural. NPR found cases where medical neglect, poor prison conditions and a lack of resources contributed to these deaths. But families were given little information.

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There is little scrutiny of 'natural' deaths behind bars

12:51pm January 02, 2024

by Tirzah Christopher

Autopsies are not required for federal prison deaths that are classified as natural. NPR found cases where medical neglect, poor prison conditions and a lack of resources contributed to these deaths.

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Sen. Dick Durbin, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called on the federal prison system to address its staffing crisis.

Politics & Government
National

Lawmakers push for federal prison oversight after reports of inadequate medical care

5:13pm December 12, 2023

by Meg Anderson

Lawmakers are urging the federal Bureau of Prisons to address prisoner health care after an NPR investigation detailed the stories of prisoners nationwide going without needed medical care.