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Denver Health faces lawsuit over 2022 jailhouse death News

(9 days ago) WEBDerek Taylor, the younger of two of Leroy “Nicky” Taylor’s sons, who died while in a Denver jail in February on 2022, pauses and looks up while describing his father during an interview at the “Laundry on Lawrence” shared work space where Rathod Mohamedbhai LLC is based out of, on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023, in Denver, Colo. …

https://denvergazette.com/news/courts/denver-jail-death-lawsuit-filed/article_22aa762a-51bf-11ee-a0c8-ebff27117d2c.html

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Police never investigated Denver Health for inmate’s - FOX31 …

(9 days ago) WEBTaylor was originally admitted to Denver Health Medical Center on Feb. 1, 2022, because of a suspected case of COVID-19. On Feb. 5, 2022, Taylor was sent back to the jail, although the citizen

https://kdvr.com/news/local/denver-health-jail-death-downtown-detention-center/

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More transparency about inmate medical care said oversight …

(4 days ago) WEBDENVER — Denver's Citizen Oversight Board (COB) wants more transparency about the medical care Denver Healthprovides to inmates at the downtown jail. The board's concern stems from the death of

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/denver-oversight-board-transparency-medical-care-jail/73-8c7d708c-1d9e-4336-91b0-3e0e3298c0f6

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Denver jail inmate dies at Denver Health Medical Center, an

(2 days ago) WEBAn inmate at the Denver jail died Saturday at the Denver Health Medical Center. At about 8:50 p.m. Thursday, an inmate was found by deputies in an unresponsive state in a housing unit, according

https://www.denverpost.com/2022/07/26/denver-jail-inmate-dies/

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Inmate's family sues Denver Health over his death in jail FOX31

(6 days ago) WEBDENVER ( KDVR) — Two days before he died, Leroy “Nicky” Taylor called his public defender from jail and in a barely audible recording left her a message where he said, “I need to get out

https://kdvr.com/news/local/i-need-to-get-out-of-here-before-i-die-inmates-family-sues-denver-health-over-his-death/

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Denver Health jail staff ignored dying man’s pleas for help, lawsuit

(4 days ago) WEBInstead, a Denver Health doctor cleared Taylor to return to regular jail housing on Feb. 8. He sought additional medical care at 11 p.m. that night and again at about 5 a.m. on Feb. 9, according to the lawsuit, but the medical providers at the jail refused to return Taylor to the jail’s medical unit.

https://www.greeleytribune.com/2023/09/14/leroy-nicky-taylor-lawsuit-denver-health-jail-staff/

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Denver's citizen oversight board wants more oversight on - Axios

(5 days ago) WEBA civilian watchdog group says Denver Health must be more transparent in its treatment and care of people in city jails.. Why it matters: The hospital's lack of openness and oversight for inmate care has been a major concern for the past two years, Citizen Oversight Board chair Julia Richman tells us. Denver executive public safety director …

https://www.axios.com/local/denver/2024/03/26/citizen-watchdog-group-oversight-hospital-inmate-deaths-denver-health

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Family sues over man's 2022 death at the Denver Jail 9news.com

(4 days ago) WEBEventually, Leroy Taylor, 71, was found unresponsive in his bunk on Feb. 9, 2022, and was later pronounced dead. The lawsuit names Denver Health and numerous jail medical staff members as

https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/denver-jail-wrongful-death-lawsuit/73-73fc7c75-fc83-454e-acc9-e36ceb380b21

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Correctional Care Denver Health

(5 days ago) WEBThe Correctional Care Medical Facility at Denver Health offers high quality, cost-effective inpatient and outpatient care to patients from all contracted correctional jurisdictions. Interdisciplinary collaboration and leading edge managed care are the hallmarks of this cost-effective system. Denver Health provides care for correctional care

https://www.denverhealth.org/services/correctional-care

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Lawsuits filed against jail health care company allege negligence

(Just Now) WEBIn Colorado, nine inmates died in El Paso County Jail in 2022 under the care of Wellpath, a health care company for jails in the United States facing scrutiny. Skip Navigation Share on Facebook

https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/jail-healthcare-company-facing-lawsuits-while-taking-millions-in-taxpayer-dollars-colorado/73-70310bde-89a0-4510-b99b-c2cba9712e80

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How Denver Health, city's safety net, fell into dire financial straits

(Just Now) WEBSince then, the agreement has changed, and Denver has contributed about $30.8 million annually even as the amount of unpaid care has skyrocketed, she said. Denver Health reported about $120

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/04/28/denver-health-colorado-financial-trouble-safety-net/

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Who's responsible? Accountability questions remain after Denver …

(1 days ago) WEBNew position could bring better transparency in Denver jail health care Woman died of infection in Jefferson County jail without medical care for days, lawsuit alleges Denver's safety director explains potential changes to Denver Sheriff Department authority Denver Health faces lawsuit over 2022 jailhouse death

https://denvergazette.com/news/crime/whos-responsible-accountability-questions-remain-after-denver-county-jailhouse-death/article_f8a7c798-b7c1-11ed-af35-0fae5adf5bc2.html

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Diana Sanchez Gives Birth In Jail Cell After Laboring For 5 Hours

(6 days ago) WEBAugust 29, 2019 / 11:59 PM MDT / CBS Colorado. DENVER (CBS4) - A mother who gave birth in a Denver County Jail cell is suing the Denver Sheriff Department and Denver Health Medical Center. Diana

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/diana-sanchez-denver-jail-labor-birth/

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For Markus Johnson, Prison and Mental Illness Equaled a Death …

(7 days ago) WEBThe country’s jails and prisons have become its largest provider of inpatient mental health treatment, with 10 times as many seriously mentally ill people now held behind bars as in hospitals

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/05/us/politics/prison-mental-health-care.html

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Colorado is the third most dangerous state in country: US News …

(9 days ago) WEBEach year, U.S. News and World Report releases a report ranking each state on several factors. In the most recent report, Colorado made a top 10 list -- for most dangerous states.

https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4660924-colorado-is-the-third-most-dangerous-state-in-country-us-news-ranking/

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Denver jail mental health treatment program may expand

(4 days ago) WEBLocal News. Mental health treatment program at Denver jail may expand to address state backlog. Currently, 450 people are waiting in Colorado jails for mental health treatment they need to stand

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/mental-health-treatment-program-denver-jail/73-37357925-397c-496b-903b-d92d92219f10

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Glen 'Big Baby' Davis sentenced to 40 months in prison over fraud

(4 days ago) WEBGlen "Big Baby" Davis was sentenced by a federal judge to 40 months in prison for his conviction in an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA's health care benefits plan.

https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/40113791/glen-big-baby-davis-sentenced-40-months-prison-fraud-scheme

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Denver's Roads to Recovery initiative prioritizes treatment over jail

(6 days ago) WEBRoads to Recovery program aims to divert 200 into substance, mental health treatment this year. Adam Dudley, 34, checks the message board for job advertisements at Tribe Recovery Homes in Denver

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/03/31/denver-roads-to-recovery-drug-treatment-mental-health-mike-johnston/

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Mental Health Action Day is Thursday, Envision: You of - CBS News

(1 days ago) WEB• Venue - Green Spaces Denver, 2590 Walnut Street in Denver • Date/time - May 15, 2024 from 6-9 pm • In partnership with Colorado Artists in Recovery

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/mental-health-action-day-thursday-envision-you-denver-receives-grant-mtv/

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NYC councilman warns of 'disaster' after jail beds for mentally ill …

(2 days ago) WEBLincoln Restler noted that 55% of inmates at Rikers require mental health treatment and that the Brooklyn detention center is only slated to have 22% of beds for mentally ill patients.

https://nypost.com/2024/05/13/us-news/nyc-councilman-warns-of-disaster-after-jail-beds-for-mentally-ill-slashed/

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Fighting Opioid Addiction Inside the Denver Jail Denver Health

(Just Now) WEBDr. Sasha Rai is a psychiatrist at Denver Health and the director of behavioral health services at the jail. He launched a Medicated Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in Denver jails a couple of years ago with a small team of nurses and case managers from Denver Health. The goal of the program is to get inmates off drugs and …

https://www.denverhealth.org/news/2020/01/fighting-opioid-addiction-inside-the-denver-jail

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More US parents than ever have paid leave this Mother’s Day - but …

(4 days ago) WEBCarrie Martin-Haley holds her son outside their home Friday, May 10, 2024, in Greenwood Village, Colo. Colorado's paid family and medical leave benefits kicked in on Jan. 1, too late for Martin

https://wtop.com/lifestyle/2024/05/more-us-parents-than-ever-have-paid-leave-this-mothers-day-but-most-still-dont/

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71-year-old inmate dies at Denver jail 9news.com

(9 days ago) WEBUpdated:9:46 PM MST February 14, 2022. DENVER — Two days before Leroy Taylor, 71, died in Denver’s downtown jail, his attorneys begged a judge for his early release because he was struggling

https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/allegations-of-neglect-at-denver-jail-inmate-dies/73-c3bd2fd6-aac9-40cd-8e72-732725a207cc

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Rick Sallinger, veteran journalist who worked at CBS News …

(5 days ago) WEBVeteran CBS News Colorado reporter Rick Sallinger died on Wednesday night in the Denver area. His death was due to natural causes. He was 74. Sallinger started reporting at CBS News Colorado in

https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/rick-sallinger-dies-veteran-journalist-cbs-news-colorado/

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Colorado's mentally ill are seeking help in jails, courts - The …

(9 days ago) WEBMentally ill people often end up in jail instead of in treatment, fueling the state’s competency crisis. Troy Null outside the Arapahoe County Detention Center in Centennial on Nov. 12, 2023

https://www.denverpost.com/2023/12/13/competency-colorado-mental-health-illness-jail-court-systems/

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Richland County Jail inmate dies at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital

(2 days ago) WEBAnother inmate at the Richland County Jail has died after arriving at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital. Rebecca Westfield, 54, was pronounced dead at 5:25 a.m. May 7 at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital

https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/local/2024/05/13/richland-county-jail-ohio-inmate-rebecca-westield-dies-ohiohealth-mansfield-hospital/73674191007/

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President Joe Biden races clock on health regulations with eye on

(4 days ago) WEBThe CRA was passed in 1996, a part of then-Speaker Newt Gingrich’s (R-Ga.) “Contract with America.” Republicans have used it more than Democrats, though prior to 2017, Congress had only used

https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/4642239-biden-health-regs-trump-november-2024/

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1,000 COVID-19 vaccines given to Denver inmates in 3 months

(6 days ago) WEBUpdated: 9:13 AM MDT June 18, 2021. DENVER — The Denver Sheriff Department (DSD) and Denver Health medical staff have distributed more than 1,000 COVID-19 vaccines to individuals in-custody over

https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/coronavirus/vaccine/denver-sheriff-department-vaccines/73-90744948-19b5-428a-abab-b45d1e31f5c5

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Chinese journalist imprisoned for her Covid reporting due to be

(7 days ago) WEBA Chinese citizen journalist who has been behind bars for four years over her reporting on the initial Covid-19 outbreak in Wuhan is due to be released Monday after serving her sentence, according

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/13/china/china-covid-journalist-zhang-zhan-expected-release-intl-hnk/index.html

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Lawmakers approve $5 million in extra funding for Denver Health

(1 days ago) WEBUpdated: 7:05 PM MST March 8, 2024. DENVER — Legislatures in Colorado have fast-tracked $5 million to help keep Denver Health afloat as state health care leaders warn that the safety net

https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/next/next-with-kyle-clark/denver-health-financial-death-spiral-funding/73-0cf1ce7d-7e63-4e46-8bb3-9a8d1082da4e

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Man accused of shooting Phoenix officer claims jail health care …

(7 days ago) WEBEssa Williams seeks $5,000 for each day he says he has been denied medical treatment, which had already added up to $855,000 by early April.

https://www.azcentral.com/story/news/local/phoenix/2024/05/10/maricopa-county-denying-health-care-to-man-accused-of-shooting-phoenix-officer-claim-alleges/73628696007/

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Fort Collins man sentenced to jail after dog dies in hot car files

(6 days ago) WEBWestbound I-70 reopens in Aurora after fatal crash Thursday morning Reynolds pleaded guilty to one count of animal cruelty and was sentenced to 60 days in jail, two years of probation, 100 hours

https://www.denverpost.com/2024/05/05/fort-collins-man-sentenced-jail-dog-dies-appeal-dismissed/

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