California - even with a state prison medical facility already under construction southeast of Stockton - has been advised by the Legislative Analyst's Office to hold off on building new medical facilities for inmates.
That view contradicts plans by the court-appointed receiver who has run the prison health system since a federal judge declared it unconstitutional and inadequate. The receiver has plans for $2.3 billion in new clinics and upgrades.
Construction is one of the final sticking points before the state can end six years of federal oversight of inmate medical care. The judge has ordered preparations for returning control to the state but said the lack of new medical facilities is an ongoing problem...
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