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Florida Sheriff Tosses Private Health Administrator from Jail Overnight Job
Loaded on Aug. 10, 2016
by David Reutter
Filed under:
Armor Correctional Health Services,
Medical Misconduct,
Jail Misconduct,
Failure to Treat,
Jail Specific,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
Location:
Florida.
An administrator for Armor Correction Health Services, Inc., was forced out of his position by Florida’s Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.
The administrator, Lewis Hays, was involved in the death of Allen Hicks, Sr. 51, who died at the Hillsborough County Jail after languishing for days in his …
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