A Prison and a Haven: America's Only Leprosy Colony

Leprosy has long been characterized as a highly contagious, skin-rotting scourge and people go to extremes to avoid the infected. Carville, America's only leprosy colony, held patients, often against their will, for over 100 years. It became both a prison and a haven, as well as a source of a cure. Guest: Pam Fessler, correspondent on NPR's National Desk and author of "Carville's Cure: Leprosy, Stigma, and the Fight for Justice"