Support WBURFrail people are left to die in prison as judges fail to act on a law to free themFred Clasen-KellyFebruary 21, 2023 ShareJimmy Dee Stout outside his brother's home in Round Rock, Texas. Stout had served about half of his 15-year sentence for a drug conviction when he was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer last year. (Julia Robinson for KHN)