AWARD WINNING: Where Hep C Remains Untreated for Those in Custody

This piece won Second Place at the Society for Features Journalism Awards for Best Features Podcast alongside features by Lisa Bartfi and Pamela Kirkland for Season 3 of the 70 Million podcast.

Sean Wesley knew he had Hepatitis C when he started serving his prison sentence in Louisiana, and spent years trying to get treatment. Despite an innovative arrangement between a drug manufacturer and the state's Department of Corrections, he was transferred from facility to facility, and even finished his sentence, without ever receiving proper care. Reporter Alexander Charles Adams looks into why.

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