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A Crisis of Care: Gina's Story (Part 2)

April 2, 2008

Health care in prisons and jails across the U.S. is in a state of crisis and California prisons are no exception. State officials claim medical services in California's prisons meet normal community health care standards. But prisoner rights activists, lawyers, health care workers and the prisoners themselves have a different story to tell. The life and death of Gina Muniz is one of those stories.

On the second of our three-part series, "A Crisis of Care," a look inside California's prison health care system, we continue "Gina's Story."

Featuring:

The Family – Grace Ortega, mom; David Ortega, step dad; Larry Muniz, brother; Amanda, Gina's daughter; Angelina & Larry Jr., Larry's kids; David Ortega, Gina's step brother.

Executive Producer/Host: Tena Rubio
Producer and Associate Producer: Andrew Stelzer and Puck Lo
Intern: Elena Botkin-Levy
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman

Much appreciation to the Omnia Foundation who helped make this show possible and to Matt Fidler of "Fidler, Sound and Media" who wrote and produced the music.

Slideshow of Gina Muniz and her family
Photos: Grace Ortega

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Gina; before her arrest, 1998

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Larry and Gina; at Church, 1996

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Grace, David, Gina, David Jr.; Grace's birthday, July 28, 1999

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Gina and Amanda at 1 month-old, April 1993

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Gina and Amanda; Tacoma, Washington, 1996

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Gina and Amanda, Grace and David Jr.; Disneyland, 1995

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Amanda; cheerleader for her Uncle Larry's football team

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Larry and his kids, February 2008

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Amanda, 2006

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Amanda and David, 2006

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Amanda and Gina; Birthday drawing for Amanda; by Sylvia S.G. Productions

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Gina and Amanda (8 years-old); Modesto Community Hospital, September 2000

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Grace and Gina; Christmas

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