SAN FRANCISCO—California's spending on inmate medical and mental health care has surged 554 percent since 1995, dwarfing the increase in inmates during that same period, a state defense witness testified Friday during a prison crowding trial.
In proceeedings that could lead to release of many thousands of inmates, a special three-judge panel this week began considering whether California's overcrowded prisons are causing substandard medical Read the rest of this entry »
SACRAMENTO—A private prison company that has been lobbying the Schwarzenegger administration and is a campaign contributor to the governor's causes has made a bid to operate an overhauled inmate medical system, a move that could conflict with court-ordered reforms, according to a document obtained Monday by The Associated Press.
The offer by The GEO Group Inc. of Florida caught the court-appointed receiver overseeing reform of California's Read the rest of this entry »
Calif. prison case to test state sovereignty
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Schwarzenegger administration and a federal court receiver are heading toward a showdown in an escalating fight over inmate health care, a case that raises significant constitutional issues about states' rights.
U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson said at a hearing Monday that he will proceed with a contempt-of-court hearing against the administration for not providing Read the rest of this entry »