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WARREN, Maine (AP) The father of a man who died at a Maine State Prison in 2018 has alleged in a wrongful death lawsuit that his son’s health care provider failed to properly treat him.
According to the complaint, 51-year-old Andrew Leighton sought medical attention five times between July 31 and when he was found unresponsive in his cell on Oct. 1.
Bangor Daily News reports that Thomas Leighton is suing Wellpath, formerly known as Correct Care Solutions. The lawsuit alleges that Wellpath was negligent in treating Andrew Leighton’s infection.
A spokesperson for Wellpath did not immediately respond to a request to comment.
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Aging Inmates Squeeze Health-Care Budgets As prisoners get older and develop expensive health problems, states are looking for ways to cut costs. Caroline Cournoyer | March 2011
Prison, it’s been said, is a microcosm of society. In the case of health care, that is certainly true. Just like the rest of us, the prison population is getting older and, as a result, sicker. They need more and more expensive health care, which they have a right to receive under the 8th Amendment’s ban on cruel and unusual punishment. That’s putting a tight squeeze on corrections budgets across the country.