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And we're going to turn now to the topic, and forgive me for just a second, because I misplace my notes on this.

Now I have them.

We're going to talk about an investigation from the news organization, the city, that reveals how doctors with alarming records of

misconduct and malpractice are being hired to care for incarcerated people in New York

state prisons. We were just talking about Dr. Murthy. To Dr. Murthy about all kinds of public

health, well, here's a really dark side.

Reporters, Ruben Blow and Max Rivera uncovered cases like that of a doctor who was

banned from working in hospital emergency rooms across New York State only later to find work

in the prison system and be promoted into a leadership position heading medical operations in two of the department's five statewide regions.

The investigation from the city also reveals some of the troubling misconduct for which some physicians face board sanctions

while they were employed by the state prison system, like the case of one doctor who drained the wrong side of a patient's chest

during a medical procedure and then altered the records to cover it up. These findings raise

urgent questions. Why are doctors with such serious red flags being hired? What harm has resulted

from their care? And what is the say about oversight and accountability

in prison health care. Ruvain Blow, senior reporter at the city and Max Rivera, who contributed

to the reporting and who's now with Bloomberg News, join me now. Ruvain and Max, welcome to WNYC today.

Hi. Hi, thanks for having us. Good morning. Thanks, Brian.

Let's start with some quick context.

How many people are currently incarcerated in New York State prisons and how many doctors are employed by the prison system?

Ravine?

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