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Exclusive: Ocala Women’s Prison Audit Finds ‘Life Threatening’ Health Care Faults
By wmfe.org- Abe Aboraya
Published: 11/05/2015

An oversight board has declared a health care emergency at a Florida women’s prison, according to records obtained by WMFE.

The Correctional Medical Authority’s did an audit of the Florida Women’s Reception Center in Ocala. It found “life threatening” issues that needed immediate medical care, according to a letter sent Sept. 22.

“A thorough review of [Florida Women’s Reception Center]’s healthcare delivery system … revealed several deficiencies related to delays in treatment and inmate care,” wrote Jane Holmes-Cain, the executive director of the Correctional Medical Authority, in a letter to state officials. “These findings are considered to be very serious, and require emergency notification and the Department’s immediate attention.”

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