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Saturday, August 20th, 2011

 

Inmate Health Care Cut Again – Shame on Texas!

Starting September 1, the health care funding for inmates in the prison system in Texas will be cut by $ 75 million dollars. According to statements by Brad Livingston, executive director of the Department of Criminal Justice, in Business Week, "Hospital and clinical care money is some $36 million less in the new budget, a 28 percent reduction, making it 'the biggest challenge … if for no other reason the magnitude of the cuts,' he said. In addition, unit care and psychiatric care will have 12 percent fewer dollars andRead More