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Wexford Pays $300,000 in Illinois Prisoner’s Death

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2010 published in Prison Legal News December, 2010, page 27

Filed under: Private Prisons, Wexford Health Services, Respiratory, Private Contractors, Medical Neglect/Malpractice. Location: Illinois.

Wexford Health Services paid $300,000 last year to settle a lawsuit regarding the wrongful death of an Illinois prisoner who died in June 2003 after suffering an asthma attack.

The complaint alleged Wexford failed to properly train and supervise its medical staff and failed to ensure its medical equipment was ...

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