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  • CBS Reports • Season 4

    S4 E15: The perils of private prison health care

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    25M OCT 04, 2019 TV-PG

    S4 E15: While serving a three-year sentence in an Arizona prison that contracts with a private health care company, Mariam Abdullah was diagnosed with mental illnesses. Six weeks after her 18th birthday, she killed herself in her cell. Her story is not unique: the suicide rate in U.S. prisons has increased in recent years. In this CBS Reports documentary, we look at whether private health care companies are contributing to this trend.

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Each CBS Reports documentary takes a deep dive into key issues driving national and global conversations. The stories cover a wide range of topics such as the ripple effects of America’s culture wars, climate change, the rise in extremism, the economic shifts impacting communities to countries and the ways technologies are both saving and threatening humanity. CBS Reports documentaries bring important stories to life from the people and voices who live them.
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Genre Documentary
Year 2018
Seasons 9
Rating TV-PG
Brand CBS
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121 EPISODES WITH SUBSCRIPTION
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