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Take Two

California state prisons struggle to enroll parolees in Medi-Cal before release

By Take Two Staff
Published Jun 10, 2014
California's Corcoran State Prison.
California's Corcoran State Prison.
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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.

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.