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| State move threatens med-center plan |
| By The Telegraph |
| Published: 02/04/2009 |
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CALIFORNIA - A monkey wrench seems headed toward the medical-center plan for Folsom State Prison. Gov. Arnold Scwharzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown want a judge to dismiss the court-appointed federal receiver who is overseeing a mandated, wide-scale upgrade of California's prison-medical operations. Folsom is high on a list of sites preferred by the Receiver's Office to install a total of seven medical facilities. These would serve inmates from around the state and help the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation comply with terms of a legal ruling finding unconstitutional treatment of inmates. The receiver was appointed in 2006. Brown filed a court motion Jan. 28 seeking to replace the Receiver's Office with a special master -- an expert on legal compliance -- and to terminate the receiver's $8 billion construction plan. "The Receiver has made significant progress during his tenure, and as a result, the conditions that led to his appointment have largely been mitigated," said Matthew Cate, corrections and rehabilitation secretary. "The appointment of a Receiver to operate a portion of state government is a remedy of last resort - it should not continue any longer than is absolutely necessary and legally appropriate." Read more. |
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