The Horrible Aspects of Science: The Horrific Stateville Prison Malaria Experiment 1944

The Stateville Prison Malaria Experiment of 1944 was conducted by American scientists to study the effectiveness of antimalarial drugs. Inmates at the Stateville Penitentiary in Illinois were infected with malaria and then treated with experimental drugs. While it contributed to medical knowledge, the experiment raised ethical concerns due to coercion and the risk posed to participants, sparking debates about the ethics of human experimentation and prisoner rights.