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- 1Supreme Court Hears Arguments on Prison Healthcare System's Fate●US Supreme Court receives arguments about fate of prison healthcare system
The US Supreme Court has heard arguments concerning the future of a prison healthcare system, a case that could determine how medical care for incarcerated people is run and funded. Reports from the proceedings focus on what the ruling may mean for prison conditions and inmates' constitutional right to adequate medical treatment.
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Reporting from The Sick Times features interviews with five people serving time in prison who have Long COVID, describing how they are effectively invisible within prison healthcare systems. The piece highlights limited medical care, lack of recognition of their condition, and the difficulty of advocating for themselves while incarcerated, drawing attention to an overlooked group in the wider Long COVID conversation.