Calif. Firm Comes Under Scrutiny for Inmate Health Care
Sonoma County officials say they will investigate the deaths of four inmates in less than a month last year at correctional facilities where health care is provided by the California Forensic Medical Group, the state's largest for-profit correctional health care company. The company has faced several lawsuits in recent years and has been criticized for its role in inmate deaths, but it has not admitted any wrongdoing in settlements.
- "California For-Profit Company Faces Allegations of Inadequate Inmate Care" (Branan, Sacramento Bee, 1/17).
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