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Meg Anderson

1 in 4 inmate deaths happens in the same federal prison. Why?

A photo of Jeffrey Ramirez is seen at his parents' home in Vista, California. He was diagnosed with cancer while in prison and died at age 41. (Ariana Drehsler for NPR)

Ever since his release from federal prison, Jeffrey Ramirez had been waiting to die.

He passed the time at his parents' home near San Diego, doting on his mom and watching movies with his teenage daughters. But his doctors had recently told him they'd run out of options for treating his cancer.

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