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Maryland officials failed to properly oversee prisoner health care contracts
BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland’s Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services has failed to properly manage and oversee contracts with private companies that provide medical and mental health care to prisoners in state-run detention facilities, according to a newly released audit. The failures resulted in hundreds of missed evaluations for suicide risk and a shortage of mental health exams, among other problems. The findings stem from state auditors reviewing three contracts over roughly five years beginning in 2018. The report cites understaffing as a potential contributing factor. It also raises questions about whether the contracts were structured in a way that benefited the companies

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