DiscoverThe Other Side: Mississippi Today's Political PodcastWe're spending millions on prison health care ... and we're not getting any
We're spending millions on prison health care ... and we're not getting any

We're spending millions on prison health care ... and we're not getting any

Update: 2025-11-03
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Republican House Corrections Chairwoman Becky Currie of Brookhaven began touring state prisons when she got her committee chair assignment a couple of years ago, and found a disturbing dearth of medical care for inmates. 'We're paying $124 million to a company for health care and they are not going it and they are keeping the money," said Currie, who is pushing for reform and been a centerpiece of Mississippi Today's investigative series on prison health care, "Behind Bars, Beyond Care.

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We're spending millions on prison health care ... and we're not getting any

We're spending millions on prison health care ... and we're not getting any

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