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Prison Medical Co-Pays Can Prevent Care, Group Says

By Crime and Justice News | April 20, 2017
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A required medical co-pay for inmates of $2 or $5 may not seem expensive, but they can be cost-prohibitive to inmates who typically earn 14 to 62 cents per hour, says the Prison Policy Initiative . . .

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