For families, grieving an incarcerated person’s death adds complexity to an already painful process
PLEASANTON, Texas — The only thing worse than caring for a sick loved one in prison is watching them die of a treatable condition, like hepatitis C.
Families feel helpless as the symptoms escalate — the swelling, the jaundice, the confusion — all from an infection they know could be cured with a short course of treatment with a pill, if only he or she wasn’t incarcerated.
