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Where Hep C Remains Untreated for Those in Custody

Where Hep C Remains Untreated for Those in Custody

Update: 2020-10-26

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Sean Wesley knew he had Hepatitis C when he started serving his prison sentence in Louisiana, and spent years trying to get treatment. Despite an innovative arrangement between a drug manufacturer and the state's Department of Corrections, he was transferred from facility to facility, and even finished his sentence, without ever receiving proper care. Reporter Xander Adams looks into why.

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Where Hep C Remains Untreated for Those in Custody

Where Hep C Remains Untreated for Those in Custody

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