Arizona prisoners, advocates urge changes to health care system

Arizona prisoners, advocates urge changes to health care system

An Arizona prisoner suffering from psychological illness was pepper sprayed much more than 40 situations inside of an 8-month interval. Sometimes, officers gassed him 2 times in one working day.  An additional incarcerated man told the court that corrections officers have taunted him towards self-hurt.  A younger lady who employed to take pleasure in enjoying basketball now lies

Solitary confinement spiked in the pandemic, alarming prisoners’ advocates : Shots

Solitary confinement spiked in the pandemic, alarming prisoners’ advocates : Shots

Pamela Winn, a registered nurse by training, was pregnant when incarcerated in 2008. After a miscarriage, she was put into solitary confinement for what she was told was medical observation. That eight months in solitary scarred her for life, she says. Katja Ridderbusch/KHN hide caption toggle caption Katja Ridderbusch/KHN Pamela Winn, a registered nurse by