The Jailhouse Doc

“Have you ever traded sex for money, drugs, or housing?” So my favorite days of the week are when I …
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Most of the time I feel like I just write about people’s stories.  I see all sorts of medical problems, …
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I have a patient who is genuinely in jail because she is homeless. Let’s just add her story to the …
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I see a lot of inmates who have been injured by police, and the truth is I never know the …
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“Do you understand what these charges mean?” “No.” I’m trying to imagine the scene of this inmate being interviewed to …
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The rich white guys who are corrupt, or tax evaders, or whatever, typically get out on bail because they can …
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One of my patients is dying tonight.  This is the first time I have cared for a patient from before …
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I wrote this right in the midst of the Ferguson protests last fall, when my feed was a torrent of …
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I was raised to be a pretty old-fashioned girl,… that is, unti I discovered my passion for social justice and …
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I have already written about suicide protocol,.. and some of this has already been articulated, but I feel compelled to …
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