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[David Nathanson has moved]

Unable to understand my client on the phone because he has very few teeth. Spent a good 1/3 of the call having him repeat himself. This is not a joke and it's certainly not funny. It feels awful.

In prison, dental care is essentially just pulling teeth.

Upon release, no one will hire you because you've got two strikes against you: a record and you look and sound strange.

That likely means no housing.

That means a desperate person.

What do you think happens next?
pbs.org/newshour/nation/why-po

PBS News · How poor dental care in prison makes reentry harder for formerly incarcerated peopleAfter leaving prison, the consequences of missing treatment fall on those formerly incarcerated individuals, since so few dental care resources are available, adding more expenses, more stress and more challenges to an already difficult transition to life outside.

@D_J_Nathanson Life after prison aside, not providing proper dental care and leaving people in pain... that's inhumane.