Thursday, January 27, 2011

California Lawmakers express frustration over excessive outlays for prison health

The L.A. Times reports:
Amid California's budget crisis, the receiver put in charge of the prison health system by a federal judge has spent $82 million on blueprints for medical facilities that have been largely scrapped, more than $50,000 a month on an architectural consultant and millions hiring medical professionals — more per inmate than in many other states.