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California DOC Settles With Mistreated Diabetic Prisoner For $600,000
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2007
published in Prison Legal News
December, 2007, page 32
Filed under:
Vision,
Diabetes,
Amputations,
Clothing,
Federal Statutory Law,
Americans with Disabilities Act,
Rehabilitation Act.
Location:
California.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) settled with a prisoner who had sued for failure to properly treat his diabetic condition that eventually resulted in blindness and amputations. The $600,000 settlement included attorney fees and costs.
When Daniel Cordero entered CDCR's Reception Center at Wasco State Prison …
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