Healthcare & the Carceral System

Differential Diagnosis

• Death Row Doctor: Why I Take Part in Executions

• “I got shot 3 times… doctors pulled the bullets out, patched me up and sent me back. Throughout this… no one hugged me, no one counseled me. 14 months later, I fired the shots that caused a man’s death.”

 Case:

Dr. Carl Musso participates in the executions of people on death row. How do our duties as healthcare providers overlap with the carceral system?

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