Should University Take Over State's Prison Health Care System?
Dr. Stobo said the university’s interests are twofold: First, the university is a public trust whose duty is to help the state solve its problems as well as serve medically underserved populations. Second, finding ways to reduce prison medical costs would ultimately free up money that could be spent on higher education. In a letter to The New York Times in January, Dr. Stobo said Texas spends $8 a day on health care for each inmate; California spends $22. If all parties agree to the proposal, the California governor’s office is hoping that the plan is well on the way to being up and running before Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger leaves office at the end of the year. "He wants it on a pathway so that when the next governor comes in, it’s almost on autopilot," Dr. Stobo said.
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by Michelle Quinn, The New York Times.