Prisoners waiting more than 3 months for medical care

Checkpoint - A podcast by RNZ - Mondays

Figures for the first three months of this year show the longest wait was 97 days at Rimutaka prison to see a medical officer and 91 days to see a dentist at Otago Corrections facility, with the average wait time just over 45 days. The average wait time to see a nurse at Mount Eden jail is almost 9 days with a maximum delay of 79 days. Lawyer and Howard league secretary, Buster Thompson speaks to Lisa Owen

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