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26 May 2011, 3:11 am
We now routinely see people absolutely convinced that public service employees are at fault for causing huge state budget deficits because of their unsustainable retirement and health benefits.I don’t know about you but I sorta like the idea of our State Troopers and SBI Agents and Prison Guards receiving these benefits. [read post]
24 May 2011, 8:40 am
"There are some in the free world who may not care if prisoners receive adequate healthcare, but there are consequences that spread outside the prison system, including the development of antibiotic resistant infections: According to a footnote, "One officer testified that antibiotic-resistant staph infections spread widely among the prison population and described prisoners 'bleeding, oozing with pus that is soaking through their… [read post]
17 May 2011, 7:38 pm
Cabral, Prison Health Services (now called PHS Correctional Healthcare), jail superintendent Gerard Horgan, and jail physician Colleen Collins. [read post]
16 May 2011, 9:00 pm
Last week, Republican legislators offered their budget blueprint, which cuts state payroll by $1.1 billion, "temporarily" shifts $2.4 billion from mental health and early childhood programs, $1.3 billion in cuts to other social services, and a $1 billion savings by reducing waste in Medi-Cal and outsourcing prison healthcare and court reporting services. [read post]
16 May 2011, 5:27 am
Owen Murray, chief physician and vice president of offender services for the University of Texas Medical Branch, which provides most of the state's prison medical care. [read post]
11 May 2011, 7:16 am
Since both are long-lived institutions, each time a new parcel comes up for acquisition or development is akin to another round of Prisoner’s Dilemma. [read post]
8 May 2011, 11:58 am
CONCERNED ABOUT LOUISIANA PLAN TO CUT HOME MEDICAID SERVICES, Pitts v. [read post]
5 May 2011, 7:34 am
The conspiracy charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine, while each false claims count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison. [read post]
1 May 2011, 4:16 pm
Mike Ward at the Austin Statesman reports that private contractors are still seeking a piece of Texas' prison healthcare spending: "Efforts by private companies to get a piece of Texas' nearly $1 billion prisoner health care system are quietly continuing behind the scenes as company representatives make sales pitches to lawmakers and seek changes in state law to authorize privatization," he reported today. [read post]
19 Apr 2011, 4:45 am
Erwin Cain told the House Corrections Committee that privatization would save money by reducing "state exposure to pension and healthcare costs. [read post]
15 Apr 2011, 8:03 am
On February 16, we wrote about a $200 million healthcare fraud scheme in southern Florida in connection with improper billing for Medicare mental health services. [read post]
15 Apr 2011, 7:31 am
Also, it's still not a true apples to apples comparison, said Livingston, because if offenders become disruptions, have significant discipline problems, or require extra healthcare services, they're transferred back into the state system. [read post]
7 Apr 2011, 10:24 am
The program allows veterans that are in post-incarcerated housing to still receive healthcare through VA facilities instead of prison facilities. [read post]
6 Apr 2011, 7:39 am
The Governor wants to privatize, but vendors have said they'd be unwilling to perform such services at Medicaid rates, which is the level at which prison healthcare would be reimbursed under both proposed budget plans. [read post]
2 Apr 2011, 5:33 pm
One woman seized an opportunity to work with a legal services organization that aids inmates in North Carolina. [read post]
31 Mar 2011, 1:55 pm
Many of the patients referred to Montaner did not require physical therapy/occupational therapy services. [read post]
30 Mar 2011, 4:22 am
Can UTMB provide constitutional levels of healthcare after prison staffing cuts? [read post]
29 Mar 2011, 8:53 pm
Further punishments included the withholding of family reunions as well as healthcare and other services. [read post]
25 Mar 2011, 4:39 pm
Women's History Month Series This week the ACLU's Women's Rights Project blogged on a woman forced to remove the hijab (headscarf) she wears as part of her religious faith; the terrible irony for women in prison that often the abuse and subordination that brought them to prison are replicated behind prison walls; the legacy of Patricia M. [read post]
21 Mar 2011, 3:49 am
It criticises Prison Service plans to double current prisoner capacity as ‘self-fulfilling’. [read post]
