The ACLU has begun a lawsuit against the NDOC to challenge the grossly inadequate Medical Care in state prisons in Nevada. Read their press release here: http://www.aclu.org/prison/medical/33557res20080306.html.

For those interested, please also read the shocking Report by Dr Noel at the request of the ACLU: http://www.aclu.org/prison/medical/33009lgl20071206.html

What Dr. Noel discovered and detailed in his report was nothing less than shocking. Margaret Winter, Associate Director of the ACLU’s National Prison Project — which tracks prison systems across the country — said the conditions at Ely "are as horrific as any we have ever seen." In his report, Noel wrote that medical care at ESP shows "the most shocking and callous disregard for human life and human suffering that I have ever encountered in the medical profession in my 35 years of practice."

According to the report, which was sent to Nevada Department of Corrections Director Howard Skolnik last December, there is a horrific pattern of neglect, misguided health care policies, and little accountability for frequently under-qualified staff. Noel also noted numerous instances where important medical records were missing from prisoners’ medical files. Finally, Noel and the ACLU have raised serious concerns about prisoners who died and were cremated before autopsies were completed and their families notified.

Please also visit our blogspot:
nevadaprisonwatch.blogspot.com

Please also listen to the radiobroadcast of Nevada Public Radio about the ACLU Lawsuit against NDOC/Ely State Prison: http://www.knpr.org/son/archive/detail.cfm?programid=1281

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