June 17, 2008
Medical facility proposed at prison: funding remains unsolved issue
A court-appointed receiver charged with overseeing health care in the state's prison system wants to build a 1,500-bed medical facility in Otay Mesa, part of a $7 billion statewide package to improve the quality of treatment for prisoners with chronic conditions.
A federal judge yesterday approved the plan by the receiver, J. Clark Kelso, to improve prison medical care, but funding is unresolved for the facility near the Richard J. Donovan prison and up to six others around the state. The state Senate has twice voted down plans to borrow money to pay for the upgrades…
LINK - SignonSanDiego.com (San Diego Union-Tribune)
