Medical Care in Prison/Medical Neglect
Articles and/or groups related to medical care available to people in prisons and jail, and especially to the lack of adequate health care for people in prison.
WA: Medical Neglect in WDOC
November 29, 2007 - 1:01pm A former prisoner at Stafford Creek Corrections Center is suing the Washington Department of Corrections for violating his civil rights for inadequate medical care. Emergency surgery that removed six pounds of Charles Manning’s body was required to save his life.
OR: State Pays over $300,000 for Inadequate Hep C Treatment
November 29, 2007 - 12:54pm The state of Oregon is paying over $300,000 to settle the claims of five incarcerated people that they were denied adequate treatment for Hepatitis C.
OR: Undiagnosed Illness Sweeps Shutter Creek
November 12, 2007 - 4:12pm So many prisoners were sick at Shutter Creek Correctional Institution in early November that visiting and outside work crews were canceled.
WA: Meth Use Strains Dental Budgets
August 3, 2007 - 11:00pm The chemicals in methamphetamines cause rotten teeth, leaving some meth users in need of dentures in their 20s. The increasing incarceration of people addicted to meth means that dental expenses in prisons and jails are going up.
WA: Prison Legal News Wins Records Case and Record Settlement
June 12, 2007 - 8:59am The Washington Department of Corrections will pay Prison Legal News $541,000 in fines and legal fees for violating the state’s Public Records Act through withholding and destroying government documents related to medical abuse and neglect in Washington’s prisons.
