Telemedicine Opening Doors To Specialty Care For [Incarcerated Individuals]

Khalil Cumberbatch said he’s concerned that the video visits may heighten [incarcerated individuals]’ feelings of isolation. Cumberbatch spent nearly a year on Rikers Island, first as he awaited trial on first-degree robbery charges in the early 2000s and later when he appealed his conviction.

He now works as the associate vice president of policy at The Fortune Society, a nonprofit organization that supports efforts to help [incarcerated individuals] re-enter society.

“You’re removing contact with the outside world,” he said. “There’s a level of engagement that can be lost when you’re doing it on the screen.”