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Louisiana Prison Hospice

Clip: Season 3 | 8m 4s

Agola prison has instated a hospice program to provide comfort to it's dying patients.

Imagine the sadness of dying alone. To that dismal prospect, add the thought of dying alone in prison. Not long ago, one of the toughest prisons in the country created a hospice program to ensure that that doesn't happen to its inmates.

05/25/2000 | Rating NR

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