CA Prison Health Care System Will Be Placed in Receivership
by TChris
Litigation over the sorry state of California's prison health care system (covered by TalkLeft here and here) prompted U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson to announce yesterday that he will appoint an independent authority to supervise the administration of inmate health care.
Henderson, ruling in San Francisco in a class-action lawsuit, is expected to appoint a receiver during a hearing July 8, when he also will set the scope, authority and duration of the receivership. The judge could choose one or more receivers from among candidates suggested by the state prison system and attorneys for the plaintiffs.
Calling the system "terribly broken," Judge Henderson found it necessary to step in, given the state's inability to fix its own mess. In the words of Judge Henderson, "We're dealing literally with life and death."
Reform advocates were pleased with the decision.
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