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$45,000 Settlement for Federal Prisoner Denied Care for Broken Arm

The federal Bureau of Prisons paid $45,000 to settle a Federal Tort Claims Act action alleging negligent medical treatment, or non-treatment in connection with a broken wrist.

While at Leavenworth Prison on August 5, 1995, prisoner Arthur Mitchell broke his left wrist while playing softball.  A staff physician at the ...

 

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