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Adora Perez was two years into an 11-year prison sentence when she got a phone call.
From inside the women’s state prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Perez listened as attorney Mary McNamara introduced herself, saying she had been looking into Perez’s case and found it deeply flawed.
Perez was charged with murder after she delivered a stillborn baby at a hospital in California’s Central Valley, with authorities alleging methamphetamine use while pregnant was responsible. Faced with the possibility of life in prison, Perez accepted a plea deal, lost an appeal and busied herself adjusting to the rhythms of time behind bars.
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Adora Perez was two years into an 11-year prison sentence when she got a phone call.
From inside the women’s state prison in Chowchilla, Calif., Perez listened as attorney Mary McNamara introduced herself, saying she had been looking into Perez’s case and found it deeply flawed.
Perez was charged with murder after she delivered a stillborn baby at a hospital in California’s Central Valley, with authorities alleging methamphetamine use while pregnant was responsible. Faced with the possibility of life in prison, Perez accepted a plea deal, lost an appeal and busied herself adjusting to the rhythms of time behind bars.
COVID-19 surge plan at Adventist Health Hanford preventing full capacity
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They also have the ability to share resources, such as staff, with their other Valley facilities.
Because of all of this, they say, they haven t reached full capacity yet. They have not, as far as I know, activated an external surge plan, says Kings County Admin Officer Rebecca Campbell. They haven t had the need to do so locally.
Campbell says Kings County, like the rest of the state and country, is experiencing a surge.
While she believes Adventist the county s only acute care hospital is managing it on its own right now, she worries about whether it will have the necessary amount of staff in the weeks to come.