Prison Healthcare Improves with Universal Healthcare

Healthcare in prison is a mess. COVID-19 deaths are 2.3 times greater than in the general public, and you know how high they are there. Rates of hypertension, cancer and numerous communicable diseases are also way higher there. The 1976 Estelle v. Gamble Supreme Court case determined that prisoners cannot willfully be denied healthcare. But there is no standard of care. You can fix this. I want you to implement a standard of care for prisons nationwide, like the UN Mandela rules, and create an office to be responsible for enforcing those rules. And while we are on the subject let me point out that Universal Healthcare would help make all of this happen by ensuring that the care could be paid for. Remember that Rep. Jayapal is reintroducing her Universal Healthcare bill in May. I support it and I want you to be a vocal supporter as well.