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Medical Copays for Prisoners Suspended in Several States Due to COVID-19
by Daniel E. Rosen
In most states, prisoners pay an average of $2 to $8 copays for medical appointments, lab tests, and medication. But as prisons across the country have become COVID hotspots, some departments are waiving the fees to encourage prisoners to seek treatment for virus symptoms.
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- The Punishment Economy: Winners and Losers in the Business of Mass Incarceration, by Daniel A. Rosen
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- Use of Solitary Confinement During Pandemic Detrimental To Prisoners and Not Slowing Spread of COVID-19, by Chad Marks
- Why Did a St. Louis Man Die in a Federal Prison Coronavirus Hotspot?, by Mike Fitzgerald
- Texas Prisons Close Amid Pandemic, by Jayson Hawkins
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- ICE Holding Cuban Detainee for 11 Years and Counting Following Florida Prison Release, by Daniel A. Rosen
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- Massachusetts Uses Medical Parole to Avoid In-Custody Deaths From COVID-19, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Second Circuit Reinstates Acquitted New York City Man’s Claims of Police Due Process Violations and Excessive Use of Force by Jailers, by Matthew Clarke
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- Texas Moves to Deny Housing for Released Prisoners, by Edward Lyon
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- Medical Copays for Prisoners Suspended in Several States Due to COVID-19, by Daniel A. Rosen
- Washington State Governor Signs Bill Banning Private Prisons Statewide, by Juliette LaMarr
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- Family of San Quentin Prisoner Who Died of COVID-19 Due to “Horribly Botched Transfer” Files Lawsuit, by Douglas Ankney
- Report Calls for the End of Solitary Confinement at Michigan Prisons, by Kevin Bliss
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