An inmate whose HIV-positive diagnosis devolved into AIDS died because the medical staff at the California jail where he was housed denied him lifesaving medication even though they had his prescription and were told he needed it to survive, a new federal wrongful death lawsuit alleges

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    10 months ago

    Prolonged extreme stress can wreck your body even if you’re perfectly healthy before experiencing it, and it wrecks you faster and worse if you have any chronic illnesses.

    I’m just guessing here but I don’t think he was unstressed and perfectly healthy before going into prison.

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      10 months ago

      That’s pretty much what I said, poor adherence prior to prison.