A vision to provide the essential medical care to inmates is a basic human right; inmates have continually been denied even the minimal level of medical care, leading to consequences that have been significant and often fatal. According to the article, “Medical Care Neglect in California Jails & Prisons. California Civil Rights Lawyers”, it is shown that compared to the general public, prisoners have significantly greater health care risks, with higher rates of chronic and infectious disease, addictions and mental illness (Group). While apart from overseeing the care of the rest of the inmates, the prison system also struggles to treat pregnant inmates considering there is no basic protocol on how to deal with it, often if not most times these
