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Hawaii Prisoner Awarded $7.2 Million after Losing His Fingers and Feet
Loaded on Aug. 2, 2016
by Christopher Zoukis
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2016, page 34
Filed under:
Medical Misconduct,
Medication,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Private Contractors,
Kidney,
Misdiagnosis,
Amputations,
Failure to Treat,
Malpractice,
Infections,
Staffing.
Location:
Hawaii.
In October 2011, 30-year-old Aaron David Persin was accosted by police officers for having an open container of alcohol. When they determined that he had warrants for missing traffic court they arrested Persin, who was homeless. Unable to post bail, he was held at the Oahu Community Correctional Center (OCCC). ...
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