The topic of Medicaid expansion for former prisoners is especially interesting to me as I have had family to be in this type of situation. The eighth amendment is what guarantees a prisoners right to healthcare, therefore, on the issue of fairness this should occur with or without the knowledge of an individual. The downside of this is most of those that are included in the criminal justice system are not in place due to white collar crimes, which can have a correlation to the level of education that these individuals have; thereby, it being hard to fight for what is yours in the first place. In reference to the statistic of 1 out of 3 being a prisoner for Medicaid, I feel that until the motives of healthcare are changed this is how things
