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14 Years of Litigation Fails to Remedy Deficient Jail Medical Care; Herrera Saga Continues in Washington State
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2010
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2010, page 38
by Mark WilsonIn 1996, Tacoma, Washington officials settled a class-action federal lawsuit over unconstitutional conditions and insufficient health care at the Pierce County Jail (PCJ). Fourteen years later, however, prisoners continue to be denied adequate medical and mental health care, according to court filings. At least eight deaths between ...
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