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Let's Talk Medical Care In State Prisons

91暗网 | By Marisa Demarco
Published September 18, 2018 at 10:21 AM MDT
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Let's Talk New Mexico 9/20 8 am: Prisons in New Mexico don鈥檛 have enough medical staff, and advocates say this means people don鈥檛 get the help they need鈥攅ven when their injuries and illnesses are severe. Are you incarcerated? Or do you have friends or family members in state prisons? Are you concerned about their health? Email LetsTalk@kunm.org, tweet #letstalkNM or call in live during the show on Thursday morning: 277-5866.

Private corporations provide health care in the state's 11 prisons. After an by the Santa Fe New Mexican two years ago into medical abuse and neglect, the state . But in the two years since, the new company, , has been fined for understaffing the prisons.

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Marisa Demarco
Marisa Demarco began a career in radio at 91暗网 News in late 2013 and covered public health for much of her time at the station. During the pandemic, she is also the executive producer for Your NM Government and No More Normal, shows focused on the varied impacts of COVID-19 and community response, as well as racial and social justice. She joined Source New Mexico as editor-in-chief in 2021.
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