Minnesota Hires New Inmate Health Care Provider
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Corrections hired a new firm to oversee inmate health care in Minnesota prisons, ending a 15-year relationship with Brentwood, Tenn.-based Corizon Health Inc., which was a target of lawsuits and staff complaints. Since 2000, there have been at least nine inmate deaths and several injuries related to poor or delayed care within the state prison system, according to the Star Tribune.
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