tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post4116935845480062095..comments2024-03-25T02:53:26.373-04:00Comments on Women in Crime Ink: Do Prisoner's Deserve Free Medical Treatment?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-28153514733341414592017-07-23T23:53:29.292-04:002017-07-23T23:53:29.292-04:00I worked in the federal prison system, camp to max...I worked in the federal prison system, camp to max, female and male. This included the lock-down psych unit. My best friend was a nurse in the prison.<br />I have always insisted if the inmates were charged on a sliding scale for medical care, the complaints and the sense of entitlement would drop drastically. <br />I have no issue with inmates prescribed drugs for their mental health and stability; hey, I worked there too, and I wanted to go home at night, as did my friends and coworkers, without incident. We also had a man in the midst of sexual reassignment (male to female). I had no problem with her receiving medical benefits because, as a friend of several transgendered persons, it would not be right to just stop medical care, and I felt it was part of her mental heath care. <br />I DO have issues with inmates receiving free medical care when my own mother has to forego her care because of funds. Medical problems are the number one excuse for inmates to get "one over," get their way, or get something- a trip outside of prison, your own bed with a TV, or just to get out of work. Example: Staff would give an order to an inmate who would immediately start crying "heart pains." The world stops for them. <br />Let inmates pay for medical care on a sliding scale. Dip into that precious few dollars they make in prison jobs. The false reports and complaints would be cut and make staff jobs easier.Judith A. Yateshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10883619394330736627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-62626464027289030342011-09-20T14:11:11.843-04:002011-09-20T14:11:11.843-04:0012:24, In Texas, inmates work but are not paid. Ho...12:24, In Texas, inmates work but are not paid. How could they possibly afford to pay for healthcare?Gritsforbreakfasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10152152869466958902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-79190427700010918662011-09-17T12:24:02.304-04:002011-09-17T12:24:02.304-04:00Inmates work don't they? They should pay for ...Inmates work don't they? They should pay for their health insurance just like the rest of us do. Jail is not a free ride, or shouldn't be...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-36521654612763111602011-09-15T05:47:47.816-04:002011-09-15T05:47:47.816-04:00Those license plates aint gonna make themselves yo...Those license plates aint gonna make themselves you know.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-65843102613043070452011-09-14T20:20:11.438-04:002011-09-14T20:20:11.438-04:00World’s Best Medical Care?
Quote: "Seven yea...<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/12/opinion/12sun1.html" rel="nofollow">World’s Best Medical Care?</a><br /><br />Quote: "Seven years ago, the World Health Organization made the first major effort to rank the health systems of 191 nations. France and Italy took the top two spots; the United States was a dismal 37th."<br /><br />And quote: "We have known for years that America has a high infant mortality rate, so it is no surprise that we rank last among 23 nations by that yardstick. But the problem is much broader. We rank near the bottom in healthy life expectancy at age 60, and 15th among 19 countries in deaths from a wide range of illnesses that would not have been fatal if treated with timely and effective care."<br /><br />Just one of many commentaries.A Voice of Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285284153694191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-66766864210663355542011-09-14T19:21:22.386-04:002011-09-14T19:21:22.386-04:00Not necessarily true Voice of Sanity.
The people...Not necessarily true Voice of Sanity. <br /><br />The people who today have bad or no health care will get it a lot better of course. But those who already have good coverage today will experience a drop in quality because they suddenly have to pay for the other too. So either they have to pay more in order to get the same level of care or accept a reduction in service. It's simple logic really.<br /><br />The presidents plan is noble but I think he's watched too many Michael Moore movies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-42071436910689851952011-09-14T17:03:41.149-04:002011-09-14T17:03:41.149-04:00The only real answer is universal health care - wh...The only real answer is universal health care - which is what the president is trying to move to.<br /><br />That way Americans will pay less per person and everyone will get better care.A Voice of Sanityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11285284153694191831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-49836489341442647532011-09-14T16:37:04.425-04:002011-09-14T16:37:04.425-04:00Twenty one with big bills is small compared to the...Twenty one with big bills is small compared to the total number in the prison population (LOTS - 100,000?), and/or the total number receiving some type of major medical care. Prison is not some kind of severe spa (credit: Robin Williams). Oftentimes people are severely injured in prison! Even in the best of times, with so many incarcerated, many, many do not receive adequate medical care even in good ol' California. What kind of copay can you honestly anticipate from someone, if they are eligible to work at all, who may be making $.20/hr? There are always abuses in the system, but the minority do not represent the majority.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6316617410436977874.post-14023979920220596052011-09-14T12:49:14.660-04:002011-09-14T12:49:14.660-04:00It's easy to say that prisoners don't dese...It's easy to say that prisoners don't deserve free health care. But because of the incarceration we have effectively robbed them of any chance of providing for themselves - thus they are our responsibility. Not unlike a dog or a pet hamster. Morally we have no choice - leaving a sick prisoner to die without medical help would be torture.<br />-<br />However we should probably get better at separating actual illness from frivolous spending (here I'm of course referring to the example with the transsexual man who would probably have survived imprisonment without taxpayer financed treatment).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com