Montgomery county jail’s population is only 600 people – and all seven deaths happened within days of entering the facility, during pre-trial detention
cops
“A jail is not equipped to be an emergency room,” said Joel Pruce of the Montgomery County Jail Coalition, a community organization pushing for reform at the facility. “People come in with medical needs that are extreme and significant, and a jail is not equipped to deal with them.
“I think everybody bears responsibility. At the end of the day, [it’s] the sheriff, the county commissioners, county administrators and Naphcare.”
Naphcare, a private company headquartered in Alabama, holds a $13m contract with Montgomery county to provide mental and physical healthcare to people housed at the jail.
cops + for profit healthcare
John Oliver just did a great episode on what a scam prison healthcare is.
Are we allowed to get back to criticizing Dayton cops? I swear to fuck the fact that they managed to stop a mass shooting once made it so criticizing them got you called out for years.
