November 3, 2008
Group protests prison hospital proposal
Signs protesting a Ventura County prison hospital lined a Camarillo park Sunday, where members of a community group handed out fliers and answered questions about a proposal they say would change the quality of life in the county.
The proposal calls for converting the Ventura Youth Correctional Facility into a 1,500-bed adult prison healthcare facility. The facility for inmates with chronic medical and mental health problems is one of seven that court-appointed Receiver J. Clark Kelso envisions around the state as part of the effort to restore healthcare in California prisons to constitutional standards.
Members of the community-based Prison Hospital Action Committee, however, say the plan would undermine the county's medical system, lower home prices and threaten safety, among other consequences…
LINK - VenturaCountyStar.com
