California Prison Health Care Receiver Plan Scaled Back

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Social Services The California Office of the Prison Health Care Services Receiver confirmed on June 4, 2009, that negotiations are in process for an agreement with the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation (CDCR) about a scaled down plan for prison health care. However, a spokesperson for the Receiver said few details will be publicly released until the two agencies sign a memorandum of understanding and present it for approval to the judges overseeing prison medical and mental health services. If the federal courts and legislature approve the new plan, the state would end its . . .