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| Update: Department vows to appeal ruling blocking privatization of prison health care |
| By tallahassee.com - Travis Pillow |
| Published: 12/05/2012 |
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Update: 4:45 p.m. In a prepared statement, Deputy Corrections Secretary Mike Crews said the state “disagrees with, and intends to appeal” today’s ruling blocking the privatization of health care services in North and Central Florida. Corizon, the company chosen to take over prison health care services in those regions, said in a prepared statement that it remains interested in taking over health care services once the legal issues are sorted out. “The ruling runs counter to the intent of the Florida state legislature, leaves the status of hundreds of dedicated Department of Corrections employees in limbo, and will more than likely cost the taxpayers of Florida tens of millions of dollars,” the company’s statement said. Corizon also repeated its pledge to hire current state employees affected by the privatization. Read More. |
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