The Prison
In 1984, sent by a human rights organization, Luis Nino visited the prison yards of Lurigancho Penitentiary in Lima.
Luis plunged into a lonely sea of half-naked, ragged prisoners and barely managed to elbow his way through.
Afterward, he asked to speak with the warden. The warden wasn't in. The chief of medical services received him.
Luis said some of the prisoners were dying, spitting up blood, and many more were burning with fever and covered in sores. And he hadn't seen a single doctor.
The chief explained, "We doctors only come in when the nurses call us."
"So why don't they call you?"
"We don't have the budget for nurses."
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