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| Judge's Upcoming Ruling On Prison Health Care Suit Could Set Precedent |
| By news.wfsu.org - Sasha Cordner |
| Published: 11/27/2012 |
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A legal dispute over the privatization of health care services in Florida’s prisons is far from over. A Leon Circuit Judge says he does not have all the information he needs to make a ruling yet. But, his ultimate decision will not only affect thousands of public employees in jeopardy of losing their jobs, it could also become a precedent in deciding what kind of authority a Florida legislative budget panel has in making future budgetary decisions. It’s the latest suit filed by several unions on behalf of three-thousand state health care workers, who are close to losing their jobs within Florida’s prison system to private companies. At issue is the state’s Joint Legislative Budget Commission giving approval to the Florida Department of Corrections in the form of millions of dollars to contract with private vendors, to manage inmate health care services. Read More. |
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