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Lawsuits Brought Against California County Correctional Facilities

March 27, 2013 2952 Views Andres Alonso, block grant, Cannon School, Communication System, Construction and Revitalization Act of 2013, Fundraising, Ioan Bala, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Western U.S., WI

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — With Gov. Jerry Brown’s AB 109 that sends low-level offenders to county jails rather than state correctional facilities, California county jails have witnessed an influx of lawsuits for alleged unsuitable facilities.

Lawsuits against Alameda, Fresno and Riverside counties have sprung from growing populations that have caused more demands in terms of mental health services.

The Prison Law Office, headquartered in Berkeley, Calif., is heading lawsuits in Fresno and Riverside counties.

California’s Quality of Health Care Improving

March 21, 2012March 22, 2012 1979 Views Amador County, Arrington Watkins Architects, Communication System, Imaging, Macton

SACRAMENTO — After suffering for years, the quality of health care in California’s prisons appears to be on the rise.

In 2006, a judge that poor medical care, whether due to neglect or malpractice, was contributing to the deaths of inmates. At the time, one inmate died on average each week.

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California’s Quality of Health Care Improving

February 29, 2012 2457 Views Arrington Watkins Architects, Communication System, Macton

SACRAMENTO — After suffering for years, the quality of health care in California’s prisons appears to be on the rise.

In 2006, a judge that poor medical care, whether due to neglect or malpractice, was contributing to the deaths of inmates. At the time, one inmate died on average each week.

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Arizona DOC Investigates Concerns Over Inmate Health Care

January 4, 2012January 4, 2012 2829 Views Communication System, IT, Jim Avery, PerfectServe

PHOENIX — All state and federal inmates are provided health care under the law, but the conditions of the medical care and lack of attention has caused some serious allegations by inmates against their respected facilities.

Arizona’s Department of Corrections has agreed to investigate multiple complaints by inmates about the lack of medical care they are receiving. In California, four prisoners in the Fresno Jail filed a class action lawsuit for ultimately violating the prisoners’ Constitutional rights by failing to provide basic health care.