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| Medical staffing in jails probed |
| By The Daily Review |
| Published: 01/05/2007 |
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ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA - Alameda County Supervisor Alice Lai-Bitker is probing accusations that severe understaffing of medical personnel at two Alameda County jails is endangering their safety and inmates' health. The inquiry by Lai-Bitker, the board's Health Committee chairwoman, came in response to complaints by Prison Health Services workers that staffing was 30 to 50 percent below contract requirements from August to December. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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