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Posted by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/14/2012 10:17 AM Updated by: Kim_Hamilton on 04/14/2012 10:17 AM
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California Satisfying Court Obligations to Provide Basic Dental Care in Prisons

Sacramento, CA...The level of dental care in California prisons has risen to the point that 29 out of 33 adult institutions have passed an official audit by outside experts. Audits of the remaining four institutions are expected by June. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is achieving obligations set forth by the federal court to bring dental care up to basic standards, as a settlement of the Perez v. Cate lawsuit....


“We have worked hard over the last six years to bring CDCR into compliance with the federal court’s order,” said CDCR Secretary Matthew Cate. “The audit’s passing scores show that CDCR is now providing a Constitutional level of dental care. We are hopeful that this progress brings us closer to ending federal oversight of our prison dental system.”

The most recent successful audit was at California State Prison, Solano this week; the next audit will be at California State Prison, Los Angeles County next Tuesday.

The named Plaintiff in the Perez lawsuit is Carlos Perez, an inmate now at California State Prison, Centinela. The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in 2005 alleging that California prison dental care violated the Eighth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. An agreement to settle the case was reached in 2006.

Dental care at CDCR institutions is being evaluated by court-appointed experts. The audits involve the examination of the dental records of randomly chosen inmates as well as infection control, peer review and other processes.


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Posted on: 2012-04-14 10:30:35   By: Anonymous
 
Well hell, the wife needs a root canal, maybe she should go to jail. It sure aint reasonable up here lol

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    Posted on: 2012-04-14 12:36:46   By: Anonymous
     
    I guess she could shoot you (in the foot of course)..,.lol

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      Posted on: 2012-04-14 16:08:05   By: Anonymous
       
      I know someone who is on Medi-Cal. She can't get dental work done anywhere nearby or within a reasonable amount of time. I guess the State feels dentures are cheaper.

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        Posted on: 2012-04-15 06:01:45   By: Anonymous
         
        Forget those on the public dole, The average working folks who have no ins. can't afford dentists up here. No competition no price break. No real break for cash either,

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          Posted on: 2012-04-15 09:31:13   By: Anonymous
           
          you're right , most of the dentists up here are robbers !

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            Posted on: 2012-04-15 10:39:26   By: Anonymous
             
            I would say it's probably the same anywhere but more noticeable in a rural area.
            Sad but part of what we give up to live here. It is a minimum wage 3 job per family world except for a very lucky few and the medical fields.

            Yes, under any guideline this is a far better place to live than many others but it also has it's draw backs. Most don't want to admit that fact and choose to stay predawn era Arnold. :)

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