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Article • March 15, 2007 • from PLN March, 2007
California DOC Federal Receiver Is Granted First Waiver of State Law by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg The federal court Receiver for healthcare in California state prisons (see: PLN, Mar. 2006, p.1, Federal Court Seizes California Prisons? Medical Care; Appoints Receiver With Unprecedented Powers) surmounted his first statutory bureaucratic …
PHS Loses $707 Million FDOC Contract Rebid; State Adopts Hybrid Model of Prison Health Care by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg On September 20, 2006, Tennessee-based Prison Health Services (PHS), a for-profit prison medical care contractor [see: PLN, Nov. 2006, pp. 1-10], exercised an escape clause just ten months …
California Inspector General Assesses DOC’s Compliance With Past Audit Recommendations by John Dannenberg California Inspector General Assesses DOC's Compliance With Past Audit Recommendations by John E. Dannenberg California's Inspector General (IG), Matthew Cate, who has oversight responsibility over the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), issued an exhaustive 363 …
Many U.S. Prisoners Mentally Ill, Few Receive Treatment by Michael Rigby Nearly half of the nation?s 2.3 million prisoners suffer from some sort of mental disorder, according to a report by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) released in September 2006. Yet fewer than a third of those receive any …
California DOC Ordered to Comply with Overdue Suicide Prevention Measures by Marvin Mentor On February 13, 2006, The U.S. District Court (E.D. Cal.) entered a remedial Stipulation and Order to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to force CDCR to implement the cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) policy that the …
Confronting Confinement, A Report On Safety and Abuse In America’s Prisons, Vera Justice Institute (2006), 118 pp. by John Dannenberg Confronting Confinement, A Report On Safety and Abuse In America's Prisons, Vera Justice Institute (2006), 118 pp. Reviewed by John E. Dannenberg The Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's …
Federal Court Compels Activation of California DOC Mental Health Crisis Beds; Approves New $111 Million Mental Care Hospital by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg California?s 16-year-old prisoner mental health federal lawsuit (originally, Coleman v. Wilson) was given new and urgently needed life on May 2, 2006 when a frustrated …
Article • February 15, 2007 • from PLN February, 2007
California DOC Medical Receiver’s Initial On-The-Job Impression: “Conditions Disgraceful” by John Dannenberg California DOC Medical Receiver's Initial On-The-Job Impression: "Conditions Disgraceful" by John E. Dannenberg In his first bi-monthly accounting to his boss (U.S. District Judge Thelton E. Henderson), California's Prison health-care Receiver ("CPR") Bob Sillen concluded that the California …
Washington Women’s Prison Healthcare Violations Continue by Washington Women?s Prison Healthcare Violations Continue As we've reported extensively, health care at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW), has been woefully inadequate for decades. Reform efforts have been underway since 1993, but the more things change, the more they stay the …
Virginia Jail Disgraceful by Gary Hunter Richmond City Jail is in such bad shape newly elected Sheriff C.T. Woody called it a ...disaster. I knew it was bad, but I had no idea it was that bad, he said. On January 4, 2006 a report was issued detailing the deficiencies …
Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006
Deplorable Delaware Prisoner Health Care; Another Prisoner Death Results by by David M. Reutter Despite mainstream media pressure, public outcry, and a federal investigation, the Delaware Department of Corrections (DDOC) continues to keep its head in the sand about prisoner health care. Not surprisingly, it has resulted in another prisoner's …
Brief • December 1, 2006
Long v Finn, CA, Order re disposition after notification of settlement, medical neglect, 2006 C se 2:04-cv-00881-DFL-EFB Filed 12/01/2006 Document 85 Page 1 of 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 Plaintiff, 12 …
PHS Redux: Sued In A Dozen States, Contract Losses, Stock Plummets, Business Continues by John Dannenberg by John E. Dannenberg Prison Health Services (PHS), a subsidiary of America Service Group, Inc. (ASG), continues to face lawsuits and lose contracts for its deplorable record of prisoner health care gaffes in a …
Floridas Civil Commitment Center Under Funded and Out-of-Control by David Reutter Floridas Civil Commitment Center Under Funded and Out-of-Control by David M. Reutter When first created in 1999, Florida's Civil Commitment Center (FCCC) was hyped as a place to house sexually violent predators for protection of the public while providing …
LeClair v. Hoffmann, VT, Settlement, personal injury negligence, 2006 LYL ] THOMAS MIHALIM-1 9 P.C. ATTORNEYS AT LAW JEFFREY S. MARLIN BARBARA R. BLACKMAN STEVEN C. COLLIER JENNIFER G. MIHALICH KATHERINE L. DUMONT HEATHER E. THOMAS PIETRO J. LYNN October 26, 2006 Walter LeClaire North Fork Correctional Facility 1605 East …
Nebraskas County Jails Neglect Mentally Disabled by Gary Hunter Nebraskas County Jails Neglect Mentally Disabled by Gary Hunter Nebraskas American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has revealed major problems in the state's county jails. Prisoners with physical handicaps, chronic illnesses and mental disabilities receive little or no healthcare in a state …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Massachusetts Prisoners Battle MRSA, Untreated Hepatitis C by Michael Rigby Kerry M. Castello is infected with hepatitis C, a disease that is slowly destroying his liver. But because Massachusetts prison officials are short on funds, he cant get the treatment he desperately needs. Castello, 41, was first diagnosed with hepatitis …
Kentucky County Jail Settles Lawsuit Alleging Overcrowded Conditions by Michael Rigby On November 30, 2005, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky tentatively approved the settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging unconstitutionally overcrowded conditions at the Campbell County Jail in Newport, Kentucky. Built in 1991, the …
Article • September 15, 2006 • from PLN September, 2006
Delaware Legislature Rejects Bill Upgrading Prison Health Care by David Reutter by David M. Reutter After a public outcry condemned the health care services provided to prisoners held by the Delaware Department of Corrections, (DDOC) the Delaware Legislature has passed a bill that provides an inflation adjustment for services and …
Problems Continue In Maryland Prisons and Jails by Michael Rigby A battle is raging in Maryland over how best to improve prison safety. Some advocate hiring more guards and medical personnel. Others want to expand prisoner rehabilitation services. Neither side seems to be considering the possibility that both are needed. …
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