Delays for medical treatment at a federal prison in Oregon reached such a dire state that an inmate faked a suicide attempt in order to get a severely infected ingrown hair addressed. The inmate was ...

Hair grows out of pores, small openings in the skin that secrete sweat and sebum (oil). An ingrown hair cyst occurs when dirt or oil blocks off a pore, causing a hair to become trapped. This leads to ...

Office of the Inspector General/Department of Justice Delays for medical treatment at a federal prison in Oregon reached such a dire state that an inmate faked a suicide attempt in order to get a ...