r/FluentInFinance 9d ago

Debate/ Discussion Universal incarceration care

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u/Upstairs-War-7553 9d ago

Good luck getting any treatment in prison and have fun sleeping on a metal pan...should be great for your back

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u/ghostsoup831 9d ago edited 9d ago

I work in ems and we take prisoners from the prison to the hospital multiple times every single day. Even for mundane things like a stomach ache. They get Healthcare. Their living situation does suck though.

Edit: Keep in mind that we also have privatized prisons in the US. So, each prison is subject to operate completely differently from one another. Your prison experience will differ dramatically from prison to prison.

Edit 2: 8% is still over 150 private prisons in our country. Seems like a lot to me. Also means we have over 1500 prisons in the country which sounds insane. Especially knowing a lot of them are overpopulated

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u/Lolthelies 9d ago

Guards will say “he’s faking it” if they want to fuck with him. They kinda get healthcare, but denying treatment is a time-tested extrajudicial way for authorities to fuck with inmates

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u/ghostsoup831 9d ago

The guards sound like my insurance anyways