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Prison health provider Corizon sued by Arizona inmate exposed to tainted needle
By bizjournals.com- Mike Sunnucks
Published: 08/07/2014

The private company that provides health care services at Arizona state prisons is being sued by an inmate who was exposed to a tainted hypodermic needle that may have contained Hepatitis or HIV.

Kevin W. Mitchell filed suit in Maricopa Superior Court last month seeking damages from Corizon Health Inc. and the state of Arizona. Mitchell’s lawsuit says he was exposed a tainted needle in early January when he was given an insulin shot for diabetes.

The lawsuit said Mitchell — who is serving time for burglary charges — was notified on Jan. 7 of the tainted needle exposure and that he would be put on a regiment of vaccination and other treatments for Hepatitis and HIV.

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