Corrections Headlines

Camarillo may be dropped as prison health site

Prison healthcare receiver J. Clark Kelso today submitted three construction options to the federal court — including a pared-down plan that would eliminate the possibility of building a prison healthcare facility in Camarillo.

The least expansive option proposes just three facilities with a combined 5,000 beds exclusively for inmates with medical needs.

Kelso is asking the courts to convene hearings to take comments from state officials and plaintiffs representing inmates…

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