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Calif. prisons to end dental clearance program for women - Read More

Date Added: June 15, 2008 10:44:03 AM
The director of California's prison health care programs says he's ending a controversial policy that forced some female inmates to get their teeth pulled to earn stays with their children. Jeffrey Thompson tells the San Jose Mercury News that he's halting...

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