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Suit alleges inadequate healthcare in Ariz. prisons
A federal lawsuit alleges the Arizona Corrections Department provides inadequate healthcare services to the state's inmates.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison Law Office, a California-based not-for-profit law firm. The complaint seeks class-action status (PDF) on behalf of inmates who allegedly were denied appropriate care in violation of the constitutional protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
The 78-page complaint recounts the alleged experiences of several named plaintiffs who say the department's procedures for requesting medical care cause barriers, delays and denials of care, and that the prisons lack sufficient staff and resources to provide adequate emergency care.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Phoenix by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Prison Law Office, a California-based not-for-profit law firm. The complaint seeks class-action status (PDF) on behalf of inmates who allegedly were denied appropriate care in violation of the constitutional protection from cruel and unusual punishment.
The 78-page complaint recounts the alleged experiences of several named plaintiffs who say the department's procedures for requesting medical care cause barriers, delays and denials of care, and that the prisons lack sufficient staff and resources to provide adequate emergency care.
Read more: Suit alleges inadequate healthcare in Ariz. prisons - Healthcare business news and research | Modern Healthcare http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20120306/NEWS/303069957#ixzz1oRbsJVnr
