Federal judge orders california to pay $8 billion for 7 new inmate medical facilities (1079)
Judge: Calif. must pay for prison health care
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press Writer
Posted: 10/06/2008 01:04:30 PM PDT
SAN FRANCISCO—A federal judge scolded California officials on Monday for failing to provide the billions of dollars a court-appointed receiver says is needed to upgrade the state’s prison health care system.
U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson made it clear he expects California to pay $8 billion for seven new inmate medical facilities. But he stopped short of immediately holding Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and state Controller John Chiang in contempt for failing to turn over the money.
The judge says he is likely to order the state to pay $250 million as a first installment to demonstrate good faith.
J. Clark Kelso, the receiver, said he needs that amount to s…
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