Breaking: Despite continued failures to meet court-ordered benchmarks, the Arizona Department of Corrections has renewed its prison health care contract with Centurion of Arizona for 15 months for a total of nearly $217 Million - a $12 million increase kjzz.org/content/169514…
The new contract includes a $2.7 million "reimbursement" to Centurion for pandemic-related expenses AND an indemnification cap for the company at $2 million for “court ordered judicial sanctions and fees” related to the Parsons versus Shinn prison health care lawsuit
Two federal judges have levied contempt fines totaling $2.5 million against the department for inadequate prison health care in recent years. The department is seeking to have its previous contractor, Corizon Health, pay for those fines - background: kjzz.org/content/166191…
Why the indemnity clause is important: There is a contempt order pending in federal court that plaintiff attorneys say could result in an additional $24 million in fines. With this new contract amendment, Arizona would be on the hook for $22 million kjzz.org/content/167564…
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