Medical Care in Prison/Medical Neglect

A former prisoner at Stafford Creek Corrections Center is suing the Washington Department of Corrections for violating his civil rights for inadequate medical care. Emergency surgery that removed six pounds of Charles Manning’s body was required to save his life.

The state of Oregon is paying over $300,000 to settle the claims of five incarcerated people that they were denied adequate treatment for Hepatitis C.

So many prisoners were sick at Shutter Creek Correctional Institution in early November that visiting and outside work crews were canceled.

The Washington Department of Corrections will pay Prison Legal News $541,000 in fines and legal fees for violating the state’s Public Records Act through withholding and destroying government documents related to medical abuse and neglect in Washington’s prisons.

The King County Jail serves the Seattle, Washington metro area, and is one of the largest jails in the Pacific Northwest. In November, the county released a damning report about the jail, and the federal government began an investigation of the facility. The county ombudsman reported to the county council that Jail Health Services was putting prisoners at risk.