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A 'sinking submarine': Two reporters take a deep dive into jail medical care

A 'sinking submarine': Two reporters take a deep dive into jail medical care

Update: 2019-07-24

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Co-host Keri Blakinger chats with CNN reporters Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken, who just finished investigating the troubled track record of a massive, privatized jail healthcare provider that's been sued for more than 70 inmate deaths.

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A 'sinking submarine': Two reporters take a deep dive into jail medical care

A 'sinking submarine': Two reporters take a deep dive into jail medical care

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