Some jails just letting sick inmates die rather than treat them.

[SifuPhil]

Phil, it's only the ones who come by boat that are locked up in tropical hell holes. The rest, the ones who come by plane on false visas can apply for asylum and be processed. The ones who come on student visas but who then end up in the brothels and the kitchens of Chinese restaurants just melt into the cities and the thousands who come on 456 and 457 work visas end up exploited by the employers who won't pay award wages under award conditions, not only depriving Australian workers of jobs but also driving down local wages and conditions.

The government is keen to have more of the latter and persecutes the former.
IMO, those few that brave the high seas in leaky boats have what it takes to become good citizens - gratitude, courage and resilience.

You, m'lady, have a government almost as messed up as ours. You're already following the same path we've already trod ...

I wish you good luck.

 

[tnthomas]

The county jails that I worked in for over 26 years suffered from chronic understaffing, as well as near constant overcrowding. A sizable part of the work load was devoted to tending to the health care needs of the inmates. The county spends millions of $$ annually on inmate health care, and is facing sky high costs for the latest treatments for Hepittitus C, a disease that abt 40% of inmates carry, mostly due to IV drug use. People slip "through the cracks" in inistitutional settings like jails, prisons and hospitals. Nobody is deliberately denied health care(in my opinion), but some people get passed over in the process.