Women Demand Better Care Behind Bars

Sherry Richburg with her new puppy, Prissy.

In 2014, the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women agreed to settle a lawsuit over its failure to provide adequate medical care for prisoners, but the Legal Aid Justice Center is back in court this week – asking a judge to step-in. Sandy Hausman met one of the plaintiffs – a 63-year-old woman from Lynchburg – and filed this report.

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