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Judge orders probe into California whistleblower's claims
Source: Associated Press
Judge orders probe into California whistleblower’s claims
By DON THOMPSON
December 13, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge ordered an independent investigation Thursday into whether top California corrections officials deliberately misled court officials into believing that mentally ill inmates generally receive proper care.
U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller ordered former U.S. Attorney Charles Stevens to investigate allegations contained in a 161-page whistleblower report by Dr. Michael Golding, the prison system’s chief psychiatrist.
Mueller oversees the state prisons’ mental health system as part of a long-running lawsuit. She ordered investigators to help her determine whether prison officials committed “fraud on the court or intentionally misled the court” by presenting rosy statistics about inmates’ care.
Golding says officials systematically misrepresented that nearly every inmate was being seen by psychiatrists within time limits set by the court, when really fewer than half were being seen on time and some visits were delayed by months.
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By DON THOMPSON
December 13, 2018
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge ordered an independent investigation Thursday into whether top California corrections officials deliberately misled court officials into believing that mentally ill inmates generally receive proper care.
U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller ordered former U.S. Attorney Charles Stevens to investigate allegations contained in a 161-page whistleblower report by Dr. Michael Golding, the prison system’s chief psychiatrist.
Mueller oversees the state prisons’ mental health system as part of a long-running lawsuit. She ordered investigators to help her determine whether prison officials committed “fraud on the court or intentionally misled the court” by presenting rosy statistics about inmates’ care.
Golding says officials systematically misrepresented that nearly every inmate was being seen by psychiatrists within time limits set by the court, when really fewer than half were being seen on time and some visits were delayed by months.
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