Oregon Department of Corrections ends practice of charging prisoners for medical devices

The change comes as a result of a 2021 class-action lawsuit that resulted in refunding $77,041 to 870 people currently in prison.

The Oregon Department of Corrections will no longer force prisoners to pay hundreds — or even thousands — of dollars for medical devices, such as hearing aids and prosthetic limbs. The policy change, which came as part of a legal settlement, resulted in the agency paying back thousands of dollars to hundreds of adults in custody.

Source: Oregon Department of Corrections ends practice of charging prisoners for medical devices – OPB