Black Inmates Denied Medical Release Due To 'Race-Based Discrimination'
An old race-based medical formula that determines kidney health is still being used to keep Black people in prison.
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An old race-based medical formula that determines kidney health is still being used to keep Black people in prison.
An old race-based medical formula that determines kidney health is still being used to keep Black people in prison.
An old race-based medical formula that determines kidney health is still being used to keep Black people in prison.
An inmate is seeking legal recourse after being denied early release due to a kidney disease formula that adjusts diagnoses based on race.
The formula, which helps estimate kidney health, has been discarded by many hospitals. But some judges still use it to decide whether to release those potentially endangered by Covid-19.