Federal jury awards $307.6M to Michigan inmate denied surgery over cost

A federal jury returned a $307.6M verdict after a former Michigan inmate said he served over two years with a leaking, foul-smelling colostomy bag, and said the state prison health provider refused to pay for surgery as a cost-cutting move. Read: https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/04/03/i-was-treated-like-an-animal-federal-jury-awards-3076m-to-michigan-inmate-denied-surgery-over-cost/