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California state prisons struggle to enroll parolees in Medi-Cal before release
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Jun 10, 2014
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California state prisons struggle to enroll parolees in Medi-Cal before release
State prisons parole roughly 40,000 people each year. A handful of those parolees have jobs lined up when they get out, but the majority hit the streets penniless and often, in poor health.
California's Corcoran State Prison.
California's Corcoran State Prison.
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State prisons parole roughly 40,000 people each year. A handful of those parolees have jobs lined up when they get out, but the majority hit the streets penniless and often, in poor health.

State prisons parole roughly 40,000 people each year. A handful of those parolees have jobs lined up when they get out, but the majority hit the streets penniless and often, in poor health.

Most are eligible for a low-cost or no-cost health care plan, and prisons are trying to get parolees enrolled before they're released. For The California Report, Julie Small has the story.