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Guard Awarded $515,813 Against Private Medical Provider

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2003 published in Prison Legal News November, 2003, page 30

Filed under: Private Prisons, Correctional Physician Services, New Horizons of the Treasure Coast, Contractor Liability, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Assaults on Staff, Employee Litigation. Location: Florida.

A Florida Jury awarded a Martin County Jail guard, Ronald Keeler, $515,813 against a private medical provider. Keeler sued Correctional Physician Services (CPS), who provided medical care to jail prisoners, and New Horizons of the Treasure Coast, Inc., who was a subcontractor to provide mental health services to prisoners. Prisoner ...

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