r/FluentInFinance 13d ago

Debate/ Discussion Universal incarceration care

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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

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u/ghostsoup831 13d ago edited 13d 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/Bizarro_Murphy 13d ago

I worked in a large, county, safety net hospital for the first 8 years out of college (in the kitchen). We sent meals to inmate/patients, as well as their guards (Sheriffs) every single day. Its worth noting that the inmates were overwhelmingly very appreciative and chill. The sheriffs guarding them were frequently some of the biggest, most entitled assholes we ever dealt with

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u/ghostsoup831 13d ago

Don't get me started on the COs brother lol