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| Settlement Reached in Fluvanna Correctional Inmate Medical Care Lawsuit |
| By newsplex.com |
| Published: 09/17/2015 |
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CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (NEWSPLEX) -- Inmates at the Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women and the Virginia Department of Corrections have reached a settlement on a class action lawsuit concerning medical care provided at the prison. The settlement was submitted Tuesday and it must be approved by Federal District Judge Norman Moon before it becomes final. The lawsuit was filed in 2012 on behalf of five women incarcerated in the prison. The plaintiffs stated that inadequate medical care at FCCW violated the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment. The lawsuit asked the U.S. District Court in Charlottesville to order VDOC to provide adequate care. Read More. |
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