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“They Called It Healthcare. We Called It Survival.”

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Published: June 22, 2025 by VPR Producer

Incarcerated people are legally entitled to healthcare, but are often met with delays, denials and bias. Former prisoner Chanell Burnette and researcher Brian Nam-Sonenstein reveal how cost-cutting, secrecy, and for-profit contractors are putting lives at risk inside U.S. prisons.


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  • Chanell Burnette, writer, advocate, formerly incarcerated
  • Brian Nam-Sonenstein, senior editor, researcher, Prison Policy Initiative.

Links for more info:

  • Prison Policy Initiative: Brian Nam-Sonenstein
  • Prison Policy Initiative: Cut-rate care: The systemic problems shaping ‘healthcare’ behind bars
  • Prison Journalism Project: Chanell Burnette
Program #: 25-25segment type: Feature StoriesTopics - Criminal Justice and Courts| Government and Politics| Health and Medicine| Incarceration| Law/Policy and Enforcement| Mental Health| Public Health and Policy| Racism and Discrimination| Societal IssuesGuests - Brian Nam-Sonenstein| Chanell BurnetteInstitutions - Prison Policy InitiativeHost - Gary PriceProducers - Amirah Zaveri| Jason Dickey
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