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| County jails show little change due to decision |
| By The Arizona Republic |
| Published: 01/16/2009 |
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ARIZONA - It's been less than a week since a national health-care accrediting group took the rare step of denying Maricopa County's appeal to keep its jails accredited, but little has changed in the jails. In that time, law enforcement has booked more than 1,000 inmates and county medical staff have treated hundreds. The decision by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care so far has had little impact on the day-to-day operations in the jails. County administrators say the decision was politically motivated and fundamental changes in jail health care are unnecessary, so it could be a while before the effects of the commission's decision are felt in the jails, if ever. But taxpayers could begin to bear the burden of that decision soon as attorneys for inmates bolster their claims against the county with the commission's determination that medical care in the jails falls short of national standards. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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