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Supreme Court blocks Arizona delay of prison healthcare takeover

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 2 Oct, 11:43 · Archive

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected Arizona's attempt to delay a court-ordered takeover of healthcare operations in its state prisons. The rejection allows the takeover to proceed as scheduled.

Arizona's bid to block the takeover followed findings that the state had provided inadequate healthcare to incarcerated people. The state had also been criticised for dragging its feet in making the necessary improvements to bring its prison healthcare systems up to standard.

Supreme Court blocks Arizona delay of prison healthcare takeover
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