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New Mexico State Court Orders Disclosure of Corizon’s Litigation Records

Loaded on June 9, 2017 by Derek Gilna published in Prison Legal News June, 2017, page 58
Filed under: Corizon, Freedom of Information Act. Location: New Mexico.

by Derek Gilna

New Mexico District Court Judge Raymond Z. Ortiz ruled in August 2016 that Corizon Health, a for-profit medical services provider, must release its settlement agreements in lawsuits filed against the company by New Mexico prisoners.

Until last year, Corizon provided medical care at 10 state correctional facilities. ...

 

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