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Inmate Volunteers Under Question in California Lister Unit
A AP special report probes whether prisoners join the Lister Unit rehabilitation program willingly or under invisible coercion. It notes informed consent is claimed while offering life in adjustment centers as alternative, and cites corporate drug trials at Jackson and Vacaville. Experts warn adults can be coerced by circumstance, while child testing remains limited by law and ethics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Heller
Associated Press
California
Lister Unit
Vacayille
Lister
Parke-Davis
Detroit
Upjohn Co
Southern
Michigan
Jackson
Smith
Gus Harrison
Michigan Department of Corrections
Supreme Court
Wiley B. Rutledge