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R.I. Prisoner Gets a New Liver that Nobody Wants to Pay For

Rhode Island bureaucrats are tossing around a state prisoner's liver transplant like a hot potato. Too chicken to advocate for the humane treatment of prisoners or to explain how the lifesaving operation will be paid for.

Jose Pacheco, a 27-year-old prisoner serving a 6 1/2-year sentence for robbery, became the ...

 

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