1. Who do we view as responsible for people’s well-being? Is the responsibility personal or collective? It depends on the issue or population. Working in corrections it’s collectively the responsibility of all since inmates are under a protected classification. The United States has the highest growing incarcerated population in the world, with 750 adults per 100,000 currently incarcerated (National Commission on Correctional Health Care, 2003).
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Where do we place responsibility for people’s well-being? On the private sector or the public sector? In 1976 the Supreme Court case Estelle v. Gamble addressed the medical treatment of US prisoners, affirming their Constitutional protection to sufficient health care. The ruling allows all prisoners
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Where do we place responsibility for people’s well-being? On the private sector or the public sector? In 1976 the Supreme Court case Estelle v. Gamble addressed the medical treatment of US prisoners, affirming their Constitutional protection to sufficient health care. The ruling allows all prisoners