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Arizona Federal Court Levies Sanctions Against Corizon Health

Loaded on Aug. 6, 2019 by Edward Lyon published in Prison Legal News August, 2019, page 50
Filed under: Corizon. Location: Arizona.

by Ed Lyon

Corizon Health, headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, is the nation’s largest private prison and jail healthcare provider. The company has, for many years, been mentioned in Prison Legal News – usually in connection with misconduct by Corizon employees, grossly inadequate medical care and lawsuits resulting in verdicts and ...

 

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