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

todayJune 22, 2025

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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.


Guest Information:

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

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