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Illinois Prisons Have Gone a Year Without Long-term Healthcare Contract
Loaded on Sept. 1, 2026
by Chuck Sharman
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2026, page None
Filed under:
Wexford Health Services,
Centurion,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Private Contractors,
Staffing.
Location:
Illinois.
by Chuck Sharman
The Illinois Department of Corrections (DOC) has yet to ink another long-term contract for prisoner healthcare since backing out of a 10-year, $4 billion agreement with Wexford Health Sources in July 2025. Instead, a series of 90-day emergency contracts were given to rival Centurion Health …
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