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: The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog

For Jamie Scott, an $11 Robbery in Mississippi May Carry a Death Sentence

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

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(Wexford is the private "health care" provider.) "Wexford refuses to fill critical medical positions. Wexford refuses to grant off-site visits for seriously ill inmates. Wexford refuses to renew critical prescription medicine for inmates. And, according to those who worked for the company, and some who still do, the company?s insistence on the bottom line over the care of its charges causes inmates to suffer, sometimes with lasting, even fatal, results. The investigation prompted hearings on prison health care in the New Mexico state legislature, and in December 2006, after just two years with Wexford, Governor Bill Richardson ordered the New Mexico Corrections Department to find a new health care provider. " "According to information compiled by the Private Corrections Working Group, Wexford?s record includes lawsuits by prisoners and current or former employees in at least four states, as well as allegations involving racial discrimination and improper gifts to public officials...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on March 05, 2010 (boomark / email).