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Florida Lawmakers Disband Correctional Medical Authority
Loaded on May 15, 2012
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2012, page 30
The Florida legislature did an end-run around a veto by the Governor by eliminating funding for the state’s prison medical oversight agency, thereby causing it to disband.
Filed under:
Private Prisons,
Wexford Health Services,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Private Contractors,
State Legislation.
Location:
Florida.
With Florida turning to private companies to provide prisoner healthcare services, there is concern that medical care will decline and potentially subject the …
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