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USA v. Connections Community Support, DE, Complaint, Narcotics Fraud, 2021

Brief • April 9, 2021

Filed under: Private Prisons, Controlled Substances, Fraud and Deceit, Health Care Fraud

USA v. Connections Community Support, DE, Complaint, Narcotics Fraud, 2021 Case 1:21-cv-00514-MN Document 1 Filed 04/09/21 Page 1 of 21 PageID #: 1 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. CONNECTIONS COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS, INC.,; CATHERINE DEVANEY MCKAY; WILLIAM NORTHEY; …

Delaware Prisoners Sue DOC Alleging Sexual Assaults by Prison Doctor

Article • May 5, 2016 • from PLN May, 2016

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Correctional Healthcare Solutions, Guard Misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Malpractice

was removed to federal district court; Correct Care Solutions, LLC, the private company that employed McDonald at SCI, was also named as a defendant, as was SCI Health Services Administrator Jill Mosser, warden ...

Third Circuit: No Supervisory Qualified Immunity for Prisoner Suicide

Article • April 9, 2015 • from PLN April, 2015

Filed under: First Correctional Medical, Qualified Immunity, Suicides

Department of Corrections (DOC) operates the Howard R. Young Correctional Institution (HRYCI). On June 17, 2002, the DOC contracted with First Correctional Medical, Inc. (FCM), a for-profit company, to provide ...

Delaware Court Decides Financial Dispute Involving Prison Healthcare Company

Article • April 15, 2013 • from PLN April, 2013

Filed under: Private Prisons, GEO Group/Wackenhut, Private Contractors, Medical Expenses, Disclosure of Records

the complaint to determine the fair value of the company in an appraisal action following its acquisition by GEO Care, Inc. (formerly a subsidiary of private prison firm GEO Group). According to the complaint ...

Prolonged Sitting On Steel Stools Claim Survives Summary Judgment

Article • September 15, 2011

Filed under: Private Prisons, CMS

Correctional Center (DCC) in Dover, Delaware, filed suit in federal district court against Correctional Medical Services (CMS), the health services provider at DCC, and Spectrum Behavior Sciences, the provider ...

$850,000 Award in Delaware Prisoner’s Suicide; State Declines to Renew CMS Contract

Article • September 15, 2010 • from PLN September, 2010

Filed under: CMS, Private Contractors, Mental Health, Suicides

, after entering default judgment against First Correctional Medical, Inc. (FCM). In other Delaware news, the state’s prison system did not renew its contract with Correctional Medical Services (CMS ...

Three Years Later, CMS Still Fails to Meet Medical Standards in Delaware

Article • February 15, 2010 • from PLN February, 2010

Filed under: CMS, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Hernias, Failure to Treat, Appointment of Counsel, Civil Procedure, Settlements, Consent Decrees, Special Masters, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

Three Years Later, CMS Still Fails to Meet Medical Standards in Delaware by David Reutter by David M. Reutter Despite federal oversight of its prison medical care, Delaware “continues ...

CMS Contract Woes Persist in New Jersey, Arizona and Delaware

Article • March 15, 2009 • from PLN March, 2009

Filed under: CMS, CONMED, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Failure to Treat, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

behind the contract terminations. What is unusual is that the contracts were canceled, as prison officials normally tolerate CMS’s substandard performance in order to save money; also, using a private ...

Monitor’s Second and Third Reports Find Medical Care From CMS for Delaware Prisoners Still Lacking

Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008

Filed under: CMS, Contractor Misconduct, Medical, Medical Records, Staffing

Monitor’s Second and Third Reports Find Medical Care From CMS for Delaware Prisoners Still Lacking by David Reutter Monitor’s Second and Third Reports Find Medical Care From CMS ...

CMS Nurse Injects 15 Delaware Prisoners with the Same Syringe

Article • November 15, 2008 • from PLN November, 2008

Filed under: CMS, Misconduct/Corruption, Medical Misconduct, HIV/AIDS, Blood, Hepatitis

CMS Nurse Injects 15 Delaware Prisoners with the Same Syringe by That Delaware prisoners have been subject to dreadful health care by the state’s medical contractor, Correctional Medical ...

CMS Found Liable for Inadequate Hep C Medical Care of Delaware Prisoner

Article • August 15, 2008 • from PLN August, 2008

Filed under: CMS, Medical, Skin, Hepatitis, Limitations

CMS Found Liable for Inadequate Hep C Medical Care of Delaware Prisoner by The federal district court in Delaware has held that Correctional Medical Services (CMS), the medical provider ...

Independent Monitor Issues First Report on Delaware Health Care

Article • February 15, 2008 • from PLN February, 2008

Filed under: Private Prisons, CMS, Systemic Medical Neglect, Tuberculosis, Medical Records, Overcrowding, Staffing, Settlements

. It was clear, however, that the DDOC?s for-profit medical vendor, Correctional Medical Services (CMS), had no plan to provide adequate staff and training. In fact, the information the Monitor received ?tends ...

Delaware Forced to Clean-up Medical Care by DOJ Settlement

Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007

Filed under: Private Prisons, CMS, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Respiratory, Tuberculosis, Skin, Diabetes, Suicides

and mental health treatment, which is provided under contract with Correctional Medical Services (CMS). DOJ?s investigation found ?inadequate sick call systems in place, which directly interferes ...

Delaware DOC Still Defends Abysmal Medical Care, Prisoners Still Die From Medical Neglect

Article • July 15, 2007 • from PLN July, 2007

Filed under: CMS, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Systemic Medical Neglect, Wrongful Death, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

deaths and injuries caused by the inept care provided by Correctional Medical Services (CMS) and its previous medical contractor, First Correctional Medical. Taylor's testimony comes in one of many ...

Michigan's Prison Health Care System Found Contemptuous

Article • May 15, 2007 • from PLN May, 2007

Filed under: CMS, Medical, Medication, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Records, Skin, Kidney, Surgery, Consent Decrees (PLRA), Injunctions (PLRA), Medical Neglect/Malpractice

to dehydration. [See related article in this issue of PLN, Michigan Prisons: Another Failure in Privatized Prisoner Health Care]. To remedy its medical treatment deficiencies, MDOC proposed a two-phase study ...

Dismissal Denied for Delay of Dental Treatment

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Medical, Dental Care, Contractor Liability

to the dental unit, run by Prison Health Services (PHS), on several occasions and filed grievances with the result of inadequate delayed treatment causing the loss of two teeth. In late 1996, Williamson ...

Delaware Medical Contractor's Policies Deliberately Indifferent

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: First Correctional Medical, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Blood, Private Contractors, Failure to Treat

Delaware Medical Contractor's Policies Deliberately Indifferent by A Delaware Superior Court has denied a motion to dismiss a complaint alleging First Correctional Medical (FCM ...

Private Medical Services Skirmish Over INS Contract

Article • May 15, 2007

Filed under: Prison Health Services, Contractor Misconduct, Private Contractors, International, Immigration

Private Medical Services Skirmish Over INS Contract by A Delaware Chancery Court denied a motion to dismiss filed by Prison Health Services, Inc. The motion sought to dismiss the complaint ...

Deplorable Delaware Prisoner Health Care; Another Prisoner Death Results

Article • December 15, 2006 • from PLN December, 2006

Filed under: Private Prisons, CMS, Systemic Medical Neglect, Medical Neglect/Malpractice

Deplorable Delaware Prisoner Health Care; Another Prisoner Death Results by by David M. Reutter Despite mainstream media pressure, public outcry, and a federal investigation, the Delaware Department of Corrections (DDOC) continues to keep its head in the sand about prisoner health care. Not surprisingly, it has resulted in another prisoner's …

Privatized Medical Services in Delaware Kill and Maim

Article • December 15, 2005 • from PLN December, 2005

Filed under: CMS, Contractor Misconduct, DOC/BOP misconduct, Medical Misconduct, HIV/AIDS, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cardiovascular, Cancer, Skin, Medical Expenses, Hepatitis, Settlements, Administrative Exhaustion, Medical Neglect/Malpractice, Mental Health, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness)

definitions of what constitutes largest, the company with the most market share is constantly changing. At any given time either CMS or its rival Prison Health Services (PHS) will be the largest" private prison ...

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