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, “historically they’ll come in and try to file bankruptcy and then bankrupt out all the liability and all the death claims.”
Wellpath, formerly known as CorrectCareSolutions, has secured
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at Community Oriented CorrectionalHealthServices. The revolving door occurs because when one company leaves, the next often hires back the same personnel. That is exactly what happened when VitalCore took over
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Virginia Jail Suicide Results in $950,000 Settlement, Claims Against Wellpath still Pending by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman A $950,000 settlement received approval from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on January 28, 2026, resolving claims against the City of Norfolk by the Estate of Philemon …
with the most fines have happened since November 2024.
The fines are indicative that, rather than improving, privatizedprison medical care in Kansas is worsening. In 2022, Kansas News Service investigated DOC
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California County Hires New Healthcare Company After Jail Deaths Under Wellpath by On March 10, supervisors of the Shasta County Jail in Redding, California voted unanimously in favor of a three-year, $25 million contract with Mediko Correctional Healthcare to take over the jail’s medical and mental health services. The jail, …
Georgia Grand Jury Scolds Augusta Jail for Overcrowding Days Before Violent Detainee Assault by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On January 16, 2025, a grand jury in Georgia’s Richmond County reported that its inspection of the County jail revealed serious overcrowding, with mattresses on the floor pressing many cells into …
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Whether prisoners die while in state custody is not used to measure the performance of Missouri’s privateprison health care contractor, the state’s top corrections official told
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Terrill Thomas who, in 2016, spent a week in his cell without water.
After Armor was axed, Marceno signed a replacement three-year contract with NaphCare Inc., a larger private healthcare entity
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, Feb. 2025, p. 1.] The state soon replaced Wexford with Centurion, another profiteer with a similar history and operating procedure [See: PLN, Jan. 2024, p.1.]
As reporting from the Chicago Sun-Times
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Report: Incarcerated Population in Rural Jails and Prisons At Risk of Losing Hospital Access by Michael Thompson by Michael Thompson President Donald Trump (R) signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025. The tax spending bill was passed along party lines and is so massive, that it is …
Pennsylvania County Renews $8 Million Contract with PrimeCare Despite Settlements
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On December 30, 2025, Pennsylvania’s Centre County renewed its contract with PrimeCareMedical
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Georgia Grand Jury Dings Augusta Jail for Overcrowding Days Before Violent Detainee Assault by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman On January 16, 2025, a grand jury in Georgia’s Richmond County reported that its inspection of the County jail revealed serious overcrowding, with mattresses on the floor pressing many cells into …
Eleventh Circuit Holds Estate Cannot Sue Jailers Who Followed Medical Personnel Advice That Led to Detainee’s Death by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 1, 2025, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit held that jailers could not be held liable for the death of a …
Almost $28.3 Million Awarded from NaphCare for Washington Jail Detainee Who Lost Leg to Untreated Gangrene
by Chuck Sharman
by Chuck Sharman
For letting a detainee’s infected leg go
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Pennsylvania County and Wellpath Pay Over $1.4 Million to Settle Claims of Four Former Jail Detainees, Including Three Who Died by Suicide by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman Meeting at the courthouse in Wilkes-­Barre, Pennsylvania, the Luzerne County Council approved three settlements in November 2024, totaling $645,330 in payouts on …
example, when Kitsap County recently put out a request for a medical provider, only their current provider responded, Everhealth LLC, a subsidiary of Alabama-based NaphCare. As a result, Kitsap County
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Ninth Circuit Hands Partial Victory to NaphCare, Remanding Much of $27 Million Jury Verdict in Washington Jail Death Case
by Chuck Sharman
by Chuck Sharman
On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Court
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;pay to see a medical provider—$10 if a prescription is involved. Yet when Currie asked Deputy Commissioner of Administration and Finance Derrick Garner where the money went, he blithely waved her
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$6.49 Million Settlement for 600,000 Prisoners in Massive CorrectCare Data Breach Class Action by Chuck Sharman by Chuck Sharman The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky granted final approval on September 17, 2024, to a $6.49 million settlement of a class-­action complaint filed on behalf of almost …
Iowa DOC Declines to Privatize State Prison Healthcare by When the Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) announced in July 2025 that it was beginning to seek proposals from private companies to take over health care services in state prisons, it prompted a mass exodus of staff. Over the course of …
