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Dallas County Jail Deficient, Says 2006 Report; DOJ Files Suit
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2007
by Gary Hunter
published in Prison Legal News
November, 2007, page 14
Filed under:
Jail Misconduct,
HIV/AIDS,
Medication,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Tuberculosis,
Diabetes,
Hepatitis,
Failure to Treat,
Totality of Conditions,
Wrongful Death,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
Location:
Texas.
Just over two years ago, the jail in Dallas County, Texas (DCJ) failed state certification inspections and came under fire for numerous high profile cases of prisoner deaths and neglect. A U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) report, issued on December 8, 2006, found that the facility was still deficient in ...
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