February 3, 2009
Doubt cast on need for Camarillo prison hospital
In a cost-cutting move that could affect plans for a prison hospital near Camarillo, federal receiver J. Clark Kelso said Tuesday he will present a number of recommendations to the court and state, including eliminating mental health care from proposed prison facilities.
The change would drive down the number of proposed prison hospitals statewide from seven to three. The hospital slated for land outside Camarillo is fourth or fifth on the list.
Kelso disclosed the recommendations amid ongoing criticism by state Attorney General Jerry Brown and the administration of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger over building prisoner facilities that would include therapy rooms, basketball courts and landscaping…
LINK - Ventura County Star
