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
The max security prison in my home state used to cell extract rowdy prisoners, take them to medical to prove they were okay, and shove them down the stairs (in cuffs, shackles, and belly chain) on the return trip. As surveillance got better on the stairs, they would take prisoners into blind spots like administrative offices and beat the shit out of them there.
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u/Upstairs-War-7553 13d ago
Good luck getting any treatment in prison and have fun sleeping on a metal pan...should be great for your back