So, apparently U.S. District Judge Thelton Henderson has manned up and told officials out in California that court-appointed receiver J. Clark Kelso was serious when he said they needed to hand over $8 billion for seven new medical facilities for prison inmates. (I first commented on this situation back in June; at that time, however, news sources reported the figure as $7 billion.)
Kelso needs the first $250 million to start planning three medical and mental health units, and then another $3 billion before July to start building them.
I’m no expert, but I’m willing to bet California isn’t the only state …read more