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Wrongfully Arrested for Murder, Prisoner Dies in California Jail; Corizon Loses Contract

Loaded on June 30, 2017 by Matthew Clarke published in Prison Legal News July, 2017, page 58
Filed under: California Forensic Medical Group, Corizon, Respiratory, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, False Arrest. Location: California.

by Matt Clarke

When police were notified about the death of Terry Cameron, 58, in March 2016, they quickly arrested her husband, Melvin Stubbs, 65. Stubbs was a diabetic amputee who used a wheelchair. Nonetheless, police said there were signs of a struggle, Stubbs and Cameron both had defensive wounds, ...

 

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