Suit Claims Jail Renovations Put Inmate, Employee Health at Risk
SANTA FE, N.M. — Citing a number of dangerous health impacts from blurred vision to chronic nosebleeds, inmates at the Santa Fe County Jail allege in a new lawsuit that their health was repeatedly put at risk during ongoing jail improvement and renovation projects in 2014. The suit, which was filed March 11, is requesting class action status.
WASHINGTON — Roughly 40 percent of state and federal prisoners and jail inmates reported having a current chronic medical condition, according to the 2011-2012 National Inmate Survey released in January from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS).