October 4, 2008
Kelso to tell judge funds to build are not provided
Federal Prison Receiver J. Clark Kelso on Monday will ask the judge who appointed him to hold Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Controller John Chiang in contempt for failing to provide the funding needed to build prison healthcare facilities.
Kelso has devised an $8 billion "turnaround plan" that calls for the construction of seven stand-alone facilities that will provide medical and mental health care to about 10,000 inmates with chronic diseases. These facilities, he says, are necessary to bring California's prison healthcare system up to standards that do not violate the Constitution's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment…
LINK - VenturaCountyStar.com
