July 22, 2008
Camarillo council to look at opposing prison hospital plan
The Camarillo City Council on Wednesday will consider authorizing a statement of opposition to a proposed prison hospital just beyond city boundaries and hiring a consultant to investigate environmental issues related to the facility.
A plan by federal receiver J. Clark Kelso has marked the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility, 3100 Wright Road, for replacement with a 1,500-bed hospital for adult inmates with chronic physical and mental health problems.
Kelso is charged with carrying out a federal order to bring California's prison healthcare system up to constitutional standards. A federal court determined that the quality of care given to inmates is so poor, it causes unnecessary suffering and deaths…
LINK - VenturaCountyStar.com
