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| Judge ends oversight of Ohio prisons health care |
| By dlnnews.com - Andrew Welch-Huggins |
| Published: 10/10/2012 |
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COLUMBUS (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday, Oct. 2, ended the court's oversight of Ohio's prison medical system after finding that health care and services for the nearly 50,000 inmates have greatly improved over the last seven years. U.S. District Court Judge Sandra Beckwith had overseen the prisons' medical system since a 2005 settlement of a lawsuit brought by Ohio Justice and Policy Center, a Cincinnati-based prisoner rights group. The center had asked the judge to extend the settlement. But Beckwith agreed with a report by a medical and legal team that found no persistent violations of the inmates' constitutional rights. She said she found nothing unconstitutional or indifferent to inmates' needs in the care provided by the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Read More. |
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