Confessions Of A Prison Doctor

By Vivian Giang

It takes a special kind of person to provide health care for accused murderers, rapists, and drug addicts.

But these doctors do, in some cases, receive "better pay, better hours, retirement benefits, and free malpractice insurance," Parija B. Kavilanz has reported on CNN. "Typically a salaried job with steady work hours, correctional physicians can earn starting salaries of around $140,000."