Medical care system in U.S. prisons "atrocious": American civil rights advocate
STORY: Medical care system in U.S. prisons "atrocious": American civil rights advocate
DATELINE: March 28, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:43
LOCATION: GENEVA, Switzerland
CATEGORY: SOCIETY/POLITICS
SHOTLIST:
1. SOUNDBITE (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound
STORYLINE:
"Some dogs and cats get better care than folks who are incarcerated (in the U.S.)," said Romarilyn Ralston, a California-based former convict-turned civil rights advocate, who knows well about prisons in the U.S.
SOUNDBITE (English): ROMARILYN RALSTON, Program Director of California State University's Project Rebound
"The conditions of the prison system just exacerbate our illness. Most prison cells are cold and drafty. Folks don't have adequate bedding, clothing, and so absolutely the medical care system inside prisons is atrocious. Now poor people on the outside can barely get medical care, so folks inside cages across this country are treated sometimes less than an animal. Some dogs and cats
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