50. To Hell with Their Profits Rachael Romero San Francisco Poster Brigade Offset, 1978 San Francisco, CA
The forced drugging of inmates is an ongoing problem—40% of the inmates and patients given antipsychotic drugs develop long term injuries. One of the most common side effects is tardive dyskinesia, which causes loss of bodily control and disfigurement. The drug companies make huge profits with the sale of the drugs and prisons can cut corners by overmedicating inmates rather than finding lasting and rehabilitative alternatives. The forced drugging of people being held in Guantanamo raises further concerns. Prisoners with no history of mental health issues were drugged in what many interpret to be efforts to coerce confessions.