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| Settlement reached in Fluvanna women's prison health care lawsuit |
| By dailyprogress.com- Dani Kass |
| Published: 12/01/2014 |
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Less than a week before trial was set to begin, the Fluvanna Correction Center for Women settled a lawsuit that claimed it doesn’t provide adequate medical care for inmates. The inmates alleged that their Eighth Amendment right protecting them against cruel and unusual punishment was violated, according to court documents. Five inmates filed the lawsuit in July 2012, detailing being regularly given the wrong doses of medication; having to stand in a “pill line” for more than an hour in rain, snow and excessive heat and cold at 3 to 4 a.m. to get medication; and not having requests for medical attention taken seriously, among other complaints, according to court documents. Read More. |
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