Getting a doctor’s appointment is hard. But for the incarcerated population in Connecticut, it’s nearly impossible. An internal review showed that many incarcerated persons were denied medical care leading to severe consequences including medical emergencies and even death.

Today, we get an update on what we’re seeing in Connecticut prison systems, and hear from those who had loved ones in the system.

The U.S. The District Court recently ruled that transgender people who are incarcerated in Connecticut prisons are now entitled to gender-affirming health care.  

But as we’ve learned this morning, receiving any type of health care when in the prison system is challenging.

GUESTS:


Jacqueline Rabe Thomas: reporter with Connecticut Insider


Elana Bildner: Senior Staff Attorney at the ACLU Connecticut
Tanisha Hill
Beth Ann Rovelli

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Getting a doctor’s appointment is hard. But for the incarcerated population in Connecticut, it’s nearly impossible. <a href="https://ctnewsjunkie.com/2024/02/06/lawsuit-alleges-deliberate-indifference-in-inmates-medical-needs-at-connecticut-correctional-facility/">An internal review showed that many incarcerated persons were denied medical care leading to severe consequences including medical emergencies and even death.</a>
Today, we get an update on what we’re seeing in <a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/ct-doc-prisoners-suffer-die-medical-health-care-19610838.php">Connecticut prison systems, and hear from those who had loved ones in the system.</a>
The U.S. The District Court recently ruled that transgender people who are incarcerated in Connecticut prisons are now entitled to gender-affirming health care.  
But as we’ve learned this morning, receiving any type of health care when in the prison system is challenging.
GUESTS:
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Jacqueline Rabe Thomas: reporter with <a href="https://www.ctinsider.com/author/jacqueline-rabe-thomas/">Connecticut Insider</a>
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Elana Bildner: Senior Staff Attorney at the <a href="https://www.acluct.org/en/biographies/elana-bildner">ACLU Connecticut</a>
</li>
<li>Tanisha Hill</li>
<li>Beth Ann Rovelli</li>
</ul>
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Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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