# Medical devices needed by prison inmates

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-devices-needed-by-prison-inmates/822849>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 12, 2018, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-devices-needed-by-prison-inmates/822849 "2018-10-12T11:27:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 13, 2018, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/medical-devices-needed-by-prison-inmates/822849/32 "2018-10-13T14:30:08Z")

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> [@K2500](#):
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> Forgive me but, I’m trying to shake the thought that if I were both poor and sick that I might need to commit a crime to get affordable care. I’m not sure what to make of that.

Me either. I have not had any patients tell me directly that they committed a crime to get health care, but I’ve been told by many after they came back in for another stint in prison that they were glad because at least they’d get proper treatment.

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