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Brittani Howell

Community Engagement Specialist
Christine Herman

Managing editor, Side Effects Public Media
Darian Benson

Reporter, Side Effects and WFYI
Farah Yousry

Reporter, Side Effects and WFYI
Lauren Bavis

Digital editor, Side Effects and WFYI
Natalie Krebs

Reporter, Side Effects and Iowa Public Radio

Authors

Dr. Aaron Carroll

Contributor, Sound Medicine
Dr. Eric M. Meslin

Contributor, Sound Medicine
Dr. M. Jennifer Abuzzahab

Contributing Writer, SoundMedicine.org
Dr. Theresa Rohr-Kirchgraber

Contributor, Sound Medicine
Eric Metcalf

Associate Producer, Sound Medicine
Jennifer Burnham
Karen Shakerdge

Reporter/Producer, WXXI
Michelle Faust

Reporter, WXXI
Rebecca Smith

Health Reporter, KBIA
Sandy Roob

Reporter, Sound Medicine
Sydney Willmann

Intern, Sound Medicine

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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