Philosophy Talk. Dignity Denied: Life and Death in Prison

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Abstract: According to the Treatment Advocacy Center, there are more people living with mental illness in prisons than in psychiatric hospitals across the country. Despite the fact that prisoners can have significant medical needs, healthcare services are often woefully inadequate, which can turn a minor sentence into a death sentence. And for those dying in prison, few receive any hospice or palliative care. So what kinds of patients’ rights should prisoners have? Could improved healthcare in prisons actually reduce recidivism rates? How can we ensure dignity for prisoners in the age of for-profit prisons? John and Ken maintain their dignity with filmmaker Edgar Barens, whose documentary Prison Terminal: The Last Days of Private Jack Hall was nominated for an Academy Award.

Type of resource	sound recording-nonmusical
Form	podcasts
Extent	1 audio file
Place	KALW (Radio station : San Francisco, Calif.)California
Date created	January 10, 2016
Language	English
Digital origin	born digital
Track configuration	Stereo

philosophytalk.org show page	Title Dignity Denied: Life and Death in Prison
Finding Aid	Title Philosophy Talk (SC1118)
Show#	398.0
Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/vb279pn2648
Location	SC1118
Repository	Stanford University. Libraries. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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