The prison’s for-profit health provider is not paying the inmate’s bills so unpaid bills are sent to the inmates themselves. Some uneducated families don’t know the prison is responsible for all medical care. They think they have to pay bills for MRI scans, ambulance services, and hospital care. This is a SCAM!

Some of these unpaid bills have been sent to inmates for years. Their credit is RUINED. All because the prison has the I-don’t-give-a-damn attitude.

Inmates are routinely told to put the bill in the HNR box and “We’ll take care of it”. They don’t take care of it and the inmate’s FICO score is irreparably damaged. This is a crime perpetrated by the DOC and its healthcare provider.