# Black Women in Georgia Prisons Struggle to Get Breast Cancer Care

> A Capital B Atlanta report details how Black women in Georgia prisons face delays and barriers in receiving breast cancer screening and treatment. Melodie Rosser, who spent 20 years incarcerated, said…

**Published**: 2026-10-30
**Source**: https://gps.press/gps-news/black-women-in-georgia-prisons-struggle-to-get-breast-cancer-care/
**Author**: Georgia Prisoners' Speak

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A Capital B Atlanta report details how Black women in Georgia prisons face delays and barriers in receiving breast cancer screening and treatment. Melodie Rosser, who spent 20 years incarcerated, said she waited six years for a biopsy, then developed an infection after her medical records were misplaced and the incision reopened; she said she was not given annual mammograms…