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TELL US: Do you have a loved one in the Duval County Jail, and are you worried about their health care?
Read full article: TELL US: Do you have a loved one in the Duval County Jail, and are you worried about their health care?Another inmate has died in the Duval County Jail from a medical episode. Rebecca Faircloth, 62, was arrested in 2021. She was sentenced Friday to ten years in prison for attempted murder and firearms charges. She died in jail Monday. This comes weeks after JSO announced NaphCare will provide healthcare at the jail, taking over for Armor.
JSO details why it terminated its contract with private jail healthcare provider Armor Health
Read full article: JSO details why it terminated its contract with private jail healthcare provider Armor HealthThis week, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced it is terminating a $98 million contract with inmate healthcare provider Armor Health less than a year into the five-year contract. The termination letter obtained by News4JAX details the reasons why.
New jail healthcare contractor didn’t go through competitive bidding process, thanks to little-known city law
Read full article: New jail healthcare contractor didn’t go through competitive bidding process, thanks to little-known city lawThe News4JAX I-TEAM is digging deeper into the new healthcare provider for the Duval County Jail.
‘I’m disappointed’: Sheriff T.K. Waters reacts to revelation of jail healthcare contractor’s criminal history
Read full article: ‘I’m disappointed’: Sheriff T.K. Waters reacts to revelation of jail healthcare contractor’s criminal historyIn an exclusive interview with the News4JAX I-TEAM, Sheriff T.K. Waters said Wednesday JSO is reviewing its contract with a company that provides healthcare to Duval County inmates.
Duval jail healthcare provider says medication was ordered but didn’t arrive for inmate who later died
Read full article: Duval jail healthcare provider says medication was ordered but didn’t arrive for inmate who later diedArmor Correctional Healthcare Services denies wrongdoing and says other clinical issues likely contributed to Dexter Barry’s death
Duval jail healthcare provider accused after death of former inmate says it ‘delivered quality medical care’
Read full article: Duval jail healthcare provider accused after death of former inmate says it ‘delivered quality medical care’For the first time since it was accused of failing to provide an inmate his essential medication — which his family says led to his death — News4JAX heard from the company that provides healthcare at the Duval County jail.