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$100,000 Settlement In Death of Diabetic California Prisoner

Loaded on April 15, 2009 published in Prison Legal News April, 2009, page 41
Filed under: Medical, Diabetes, Medical Neglect/Malpractice. Location: California.

$100,000 Settlement In Death of Diabetic California Prisoner

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) settled for $100,000 the wrongful death suit brought by the surviving son of a CDCR prisoner who died from undertreated diabetes after a 2½ year period.

Jeffrey Gautier was transferred in 2003 to Folsom ...

 

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