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Bag'm, Tag'm and Bury'm; Wisconsin Prisoners Dying for Health Care

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2001 by Dan Pens published in Prison Legal News February, 2001, page 1
Filed under: DOC/BOP misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Respiratory, Disclosure of Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness). Location: Wisconsin.
[The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (www.jsonline.com) published an investigative series titled: "Wisconsin's Death Penalty," by Mary Zahn and Jessica McBride, October 22-24, 2000. Wisconsin doesn't have capital punishment, but the Journal Sentinel revealed the routine "execution" of state prisoners by a Department of Corrections health care system, which seemingly places little value on prisoners' lives. The series sparked public outrage and led to immediate and substantive prison health care reforms. Portions of the following article are excerpted by permission from "Wisconsin's Death Penalty"]

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