>Users:   login   |  register       > email     > people    


Gov. calls for health care review
By The Detroit Free Press
Published: 08/22/2006

DETROIT, MI - Gov. Jennifer Granholm has called for an independent review of the state's $190 million prison health care system.

A Free Press investigation of the prison health care system has revealed that it is riddled with misdiagnoses, delayed or denied treatment and inadequate accommodations for people with disabilities.

Russ Marlan, spokesperson for the Michigan Department of Corrections, said the review would cover the entire $190 million prison healthcare system, including the state's $70 million a year contract with Missouri-based Correctional Medical Services Inc., and the additional $90 million a year the state spends on mental health services...Read more.

If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source.


Comments:

No comments have been posted for this article.


Login to let us know what you think

User Name:   

Password:       


Forgot password?





correctsource logo




Use of this web site constitutes acceptance of The Corrections Connection User Agreement
The Corrections Connection ©. Copyright 1996 - 2025 © . All Rights Reserved | 15 Mill Wharf Plaza Scituate Mass. 02066 (617) 471 4445 Fax: (617) 608 9015