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| New Arizona prison health care provider promises improvements |
| By abc15.com- Melissa Blasius |
| Published: 07/02/2019 |
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A new company is taking over inmate health care services in Arizona prisons, which could be a turning point after a long and costly lawsuit. The new company, Centurion, replaces Corizon in ten state-run prison complexes. The Arizona Department of Corrections has been embroiled in a 7-year-long, class-action lawsuit. The lawsuit claims poor prison medical services led to inmates' deaths and preventable injuries. "They are not serving life without parole," said Corene Kendrick, an attorney for the inmates. "We want them to come back to the community healthier in both body and mind than when they came into prison, hopefully, to reduce recidivism." Read More. |
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glad to see that improvements are on the way. Hamilton Lindley