KARE 11 Investigates: Unethical record of Minnesota’s largest jail health care provider
Led by a doctor reprimanded by the state medical board, a KARE 11 investigation finds MEnD Correctional Care now faces multiple federal lawsuits over inmate deaths Author: Brandon Stahl (KARE11), A.J. Lagoe, Steve Eckert Published: 7:18 PM EST December 10, 2020 Updated: 11:35 PM EST December 10, 2020
Dr. Todd Leonard sat before the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice, ready for his punishment.
An investigation by the state Attorney General’s office revealed a long list of what the board would call “unethical and unprofessional conduct.”
Among them: records show he repeatedly prescribed narcotics without documenting if his patients actually needed them; if he put them on the drugs, he often failed document their risk for suicide or addiction, then failed to see if they actually worked or if his patients were stealing the drugs.