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| Minnesota will pay $130,000 to settle prison medical lawsuit |
| By startribune.com- Paul McEnroe |
| Published: 06/27/2014 |
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A state prison inmate will be paid $130,000 by the Department of Corrections to settle a lawsuit accusing its medical staff of negligence and destruction of evidence in a 2012 incident that left him with permanent nerve damage. Erick Thomas, 32, an inmate at Stillwater prison, was later diagnosed with Brown-Sequard syndrome, the result of extensive, prolonged compression of his spinal cord. The settlement is the latest in a series of cases dating to 2011 in which the department has paid more than $827,000 to inmates and their families to settle claims of negligence and inadequate care. Attorneys who work in the field of inmates’ rights say the department’s contracts with for-profit medical providers have resulted in a rationed health care operation that resulted in critical medical mistakes. In February, Legislative Auditor James Nobles issued a report critical of the state’s prison health system, saying it lacks oversight and outside accountability. Read More. |
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