Judge Orders Takeover of Arizona Prison Health Care Following Years of Barbaric Medical Neglect

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A federal judge ruled in 2022 that "no legitimate humane system would operate" like Arizona's prison health care system. Three years later, that same judge found the problems still hadn't been fixed.

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Judge Orders Takeover of Arizona Prison Health Care Following Years of Barbaric Medical Neglect
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Judge Orders Takeover of Arizona Prison Health Care Following Years of Barbaric Medical Neglect

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A federal judge ruled in 2022 that "no legitimate humane system would operate" like Arizona's prison health care system. Three years later, that same judge found the problems still hadn't been fixed.