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Federal Court Orders Release of Documents for Connecticut Prison Cancer Death

Loaded on July 1, 2021 by David Reutter published in Prison Legal News July, 2021, page 44
Filed under: Disclosure of Records, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Inadequate Health Care Facilities. Location: Connecticut.

by David M. Reutter

A Connecticut federal district court ordered the release of information related to prison health care. The court’s November 3, 2020, order was issued in a civil rights action alleging Connecticut prison officials were deliberately indifferent to a prisoner’s medical needs.

The lawsuit was filed by the ...

 

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