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ACLU targets Del. prison agency
By News Journal
Published: 08/09/2006

WILMINGTON, DE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Delaware filed a civil lawsuit today charging the state Department of Correction with refusing to provide information about how it treats prisoners with illnesses such as HIV, hepatitis and high blood pressure.

The ACLU, represented by Public Citizen, filed the suit in New Castle County Superior Court when the prison department denied its records request.

According to the suit, prison officials claimed some information about treatment is “a trade secret” and “privileged or confidential” property of the prison's medical contractor, St. Louis-based Correctional Medical Services, Inc. Read more.

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