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Privatized Medical Services in Delaware Kill and Maim
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2005
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
December, 2005, page 1
Filed under:
CMS,
Contractor Misconduct,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Medical Misconduct,
HIV/AIDS,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Cardiovascular,
Cancer,
Skin,
Medical Expenses,
Hepatitis,
Settlements,
Administrative Exhaustion,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice,
Mental Health,
Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
Location:
Delaware.
by David M. Reutter
Anthony Pierce was serving a 14 month sentence for parole violation of a burglary charge at Delaware's Sussex Correctional Institution when he discovered a marble-sized lump growing on the back of his head. A prison doctor employed by the Delaware Department of Corrections' (DDOC) medical contractor, ...
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