Citing pervasive material breaches of Arizona s prison health care class action settlement, U.S. District Court Judge Roslyn Silver rescinded the settlement and ordered the Department of Corrections and prisoner attorneys to prepare for a trial in an order issued on Friday.
The Parsons v. Ryan settlement was certified more than 6 years ago in 2015. The state agreed to a set of performance benchmarks that were created to raise the standard of health care in the 10 state-run prisons.
On Friday, Judge Silver issued an order setting that agreement aside, saying the Department of Corrections and its private health care contractors had repeatedly failed to meet the settlement conditions.
Officials seek dismissal in prison worker assault lawsuit
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Officials seek dismissal in Florence prison worker assault lawsuit
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Officials seek dismissal in prison worker assault lawsuit
JACQUES BILLEAUD, Associated Press
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1of5FILE - This July 23, 2014, file photo, shows a state prison in Florence, Ariz. Three Arizona officials are seeking to be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by a corrections officer who alleged that she was subjected to a hostile environment at the Florence prison where her former supervisor, Jason McClelland, was accused of sexually assaulting her and three others who worked there. McClelland has pleaded not guilty to sexual assault and other charges.File/APShow MoreShow Less
2of5This undated photo provided by the Pinal County Sheriff s Office shows Jason McClelland, a former Arizona corrections sergeant who was arrested on sexual assault charges in 2020. Three Arizona officials are seeking to be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by a corrections officer who alleged that she was subjected to a hostile environment at the Florence prison where she said McCl
Officials seek dismissal in prison worker assault lawsuit
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