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Prisoners Unlikely to Benefit from New, Highly Effective Hepatitis C Treatment
Prisoners Unlikely to Benefit from New, Highly Effective Hepatitis C Treatment
by Greg Dober
Hepatitis C (HCV) is a blood-borne virus that is typically spread through intravenous drug use (i.e., sharing needles), tattooing with non-sterile needles, and sharing razors, toothbrushes, nail clippers or other hygiene items that may be exposed ...
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More from this issue:
- Update on PLN Suit Against Nevada DOC
- Seventh Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Diabetic Detainee’s Death, by Mark Wilson
- SEC Rejects CCA, GEO Group Shareholder Resolutions to Reduce Prison Phone Rates
- Administrators Fired at Privately-Run Texas Jail
- Systemic Changes Follow Murder of Colorado Prison Director, by John Dannenberg
- Prison Closures Cause Economic Turmoil
- Do Faith-Based Prisons Work?, by Alexander Volokh
- North Carolina Repeals Racial Justice Law
- North Carolina: Hundreds of Federal Prisoners Legally Innocent, Some Still Incarcerated, by Derek Gilna
- Seventh Circuit Admits Prisoner is Right but Denies Relief, Suggests Clemency
- New York Prisoner Awarded Sanctions for Spoliation of Evidence; Case Settles for $500,000, by Mark Wilson
- Judge May Resolve Exhaustion Issue; No Policy on Grievance Non-decisions Means Remedies Unavailable, by David Reutter
- Seventh Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment in Dental Care Suit, by David Reutter
- Prison Officials Liable for Private Employer ADA Violations, by Mark Wilson
- Habeas Petitioner Cannot Avoid Payment of Appellate Filing Fees, by Michael Brodheim
- Oregon Victim’s Right to Restitution Survives Prosecutor’s Statutory Violation, by Mark Wilson
- England, Increasing Number of States Allow Same-Sex Prisoner Marriages or Civil Unions
- Illinois $50 State’s Attorney Fee Applies Only to Habeas Proceedings, by Mark Wilson
- Flimsy Reasons for Prolonged, Frequent Lockdowns State Eighth Amendment Claim, by David Reutter
- BOP Grievance System Contributes to “Compliance or Defiance” by Prisoners, by Derek Gilna
- New York Jail Guard Sentenced for Sexually Abusing Seven Prisoners
- Brady Violations Result in Habeas Relief for Pennsylvania Death Row Prisoner, by David Reutter
- Kentucky Prisoner’s Due Process Rights Violated in Disciplinary Hearing, by Robert Warlick
- Jury’s Tasteless Gag Gifts to Judge and Bailiff Fail to Demonstrate Unfair Trial
- Prison Industries in India Compete in Open Market
- Visitors Fingerprinted at Alabama Prisons
- Two Murders in Seven Months at CCA-run Prison in Tennessee
- Decline in Arrests of Los Angeles County Probation Officers
- Louisiana Public Service Commission Considers Prison Phone Issues
- Ninth Circuit: Damages Required for Compelled Religious-Based Treatment, by Mark Wilson
- Eighth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Detainee’s Overdose Death, by Mark Wilson
- Prisoners Unlikely to Benefit from New, Highly Effective Hepatitis C Treatment, by Greg Dober
- Oregon Parole Board: “Don’t Have to Explain Nothing to Nobody”
- Preliminary Injunction Entered in PLN Censorship Suit Against Ventura County, California
- Bonnie Kerness: Pioneer in the Struggle Against Solitary Confinement, by Lance Tapley
- From the Editor, by Paul Wright
- News in Brief
- Two Corrections Chiefs Serve Time in Segregation, by Christopher Zoukis
More from Greg Dober:
- Beyond Estelle: Medical Rights for Incarcerated Patients, Nov. 4, 2019
- Influenza Season Hits Nation’s Prisons and Jails, June 5, 2018
- California Prisoners File Class-action Suit Seeking Hepatitis C Treatment, April 2, 2018
- Attica Medical Experiments Exposed, Jan. 8, 2018
- California Sheriff’s Largest Campaign Donors include Corizon and Aramark, April 25, 2017
- Human Rights Watch Questioned Over Appointees and Views, Aug. 10, 2016
- More Jurisdictions Don’t Renew Corizon Contracts – Including Big Loss in New York City, Sept. 24, 2015
- Minnesota DOC Sued Over Failure to Provide New Hepatitis C Treatment Protocol, July 31, 2015
- Pharmacist Associations Take Stand Against Death Penalty, May 6, 2015
- “Damning” Audit Sharply Criticizes Corizon in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, March 4, 2015
More from these topics:
- HRDC Wins $480,000 in Legal Fees from Centurion for Denied New Mexico Records, Aug. 1, 2025. Centurion, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Misdiagnosis, Failure to Treat, Malpractice, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Public Records Act, HRDC Publications, HRDC Litigation.
- Suit Filed Over Fatal Beating of New York Prisoner That Sparked Massive Guard Strike, Aug. 1, 2025. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death), Excessive Force (Wrongful Death).
- $2.6 Million Paid for Detoxing Washington Jail Detainee Allowed to Leap to His Death, Additional NaphCare Payout Undisclosed, Aug. 1, 2025. Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death).
- $15 Million Settlement Reached in San Diego Jail Detainee’s Untreated Withdrawal Death, Aug. 1, 2025. Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Arrest and Booking.
- $325,000 Paid to Former Wisconsin Prisoner Whose Cancer Biopsy Was Delayed by Previously Disciplined Doctor, Aug. 1, 2025. Cancer, Failure to Treat, Malpractice.
- $1.875 Million Partial Settlement for Colorado Detainee’s Death from Untreated Alcohol Withdrawal; Claims Against Wellpath Pending Bankruptcy, Aug. 1, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
- Qualified Immunity Denied for Iowa Prison Doctor’s MRI Delay for Non-Medical Reasons, Aug. 1, 2025. Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Qualified Immunity.
- Eleventh Circuit Announces New Deliberate Indifference Framework in Dismissing Georgia Prisoner’s Claim for Skipped Anti-Seizure Meds, July 15, 2025. Medication, Seizures, Failure to Treat.
- Nearly $2.6 Million Paid to Former Minnesota Jail Detainee for Injuries from Delayed Withdrawal Treatment, July 15, 2025. Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Drug/Alcohol Withdrawal, Failure to Treat, Deliberate Indifference.
- Over One-Third of Older Texas Prisoners Suffering Cognitive Impairment, July 15, 2025. Geriatric Classification, Medical, Failure to Treat, Elderly Defendants.