[news] U.S. to Seize California Prison Health System

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By Jenifer Warren | LA Times Staff Writer | Fri Jul 1, 2005 SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal judge said Thursday that he would seize control of prison healthcare from the state and place it under a receiver, declaring that "extreme measures" were needed to fix a system that kills one inmate each week through medical incompetence or neglect.

URL: http://resist.ca/story/2005/7/1/144734/3470