Getting hepatitis C treatment opens new doors for the incarcerated
WARREN, Maine — For the prisoners who receive it, hepatitis C treatment is more than a cure. It offers a second chance, an opportunity to live long enough to get out of prison and become a productive member of the community.
Take Mathiew Loisel, 37, who was cured of the hepatitis C virus at the Maine State Prison in the spring of 2021. Just a few years ago, Loisel was cycling in and out of solitary confinement, much in the way he cycled in and out of foster homes and then psychiatric facilities. Then, jail and prison, on and off, for trespassing, criminal mischief, parole violations. Now he is serving 30 years for murder, after he shot a man during a robbery.
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