25 January 2012

Breast Cancer Behind Bars: How a Prison Sentence Can Become a Death Sentence | Truthout

Imagine finding a lump in your breast. Imagine that your efforts to schedule a medical check-up are stymied and you have to wait weeks, if not months, for that initial exam. In the meantime, the lump continues to grow. Imagine that, when you finally do see a doctor, you are told that you have breast cancer. When you walk out of the office, you are locked into your prison cell with no more information or sympathy than when you walked in. This is the daily reality for women in prison.
Breast Cancer Behind Bars: How a Prison Sentence Can Become a Death Sentence | Truthout

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