Schwarzenegger Rejects CDCR Health Plan
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has rejected a plan designed to end years of litigation over inmate medical care in the state’s prison system. From the AP.
In a letter obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, Corrections Secretary Matthew Cate tells a court-appointed receiver that California cannot afford the $1.9 billion fix. It cites legislation signed by Schwarzenegger in 2007 that provides about $8 billion for prison construction, including $1 billion dedicated to health care improvements. Despite legislative approval of that funding, a lawsuit and other snags have prevented the state from spending any of the money. Cate and the court-appointed receiver, J. Clark Kelso, agreed last month to the outline of a deal intended to reform inmate medical care.
The receiver’s office had no immediate comment about the rejection Thursday.
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