Crossposted from the Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention newsletter

For Dr. Ben Sanders, becoming a family physician was an early calling inspired by his childhood doctor. But the circumstances that led him to practice medicine inside a jail — and serve as Jail Health Services’ long-time medical director — were an accident born out his own family’s needs and a fortuitous, if not entirely forthcoming, job advertisement. 

As he prepares to retire from his 24-year career, Dr. Sanders reflects on his career, people who supported him most along the way, and what comes next. Read more.