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old man robs bank to get prison sentence and the free health care prison provides

Kristie Breshears, public information officer at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners in Springfield, said this case is not totally unique.

"I don’t want to give the misconception that there are all of these guys lined up to go to prison to get free health care," Breshears said. "But do I believe it exists? Absolutely."

Breshears said the health care in the federal prison system is equivalent to anything offered in a private hospital.

Breshears said the Fed Med in Springfield has a prosthetics lab, a physical therapy department and the largest dialysis center in the nation. And all of the health care is available to the prisoners at no cost to them.



Because banks are federally insured, the FBI serves as the lead investigating agency for bank robberies. FBI spokeswoman Bridget Patton said she could not discuss the specifics of Cyrus' case or the frequency at which people rob banks to get free health care.