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Virginia Wrongful Death Jail Suit Against Correct Care Solutions Settled for $1 Million
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2012
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2012, page 24
A nurse employed by Correct Care Solutions (CCS), the company responsible for medical treatment at the Alexandria Detention Center in Virginia, was fired for lying about the care she provided to a prisoner who later died.The CCS nurse, Nigist Ketema, was also named as a defendant, along with CCS, …
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