9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Dec. 9, 2024
State calls judge's orders on prisoner mental health care 'impossible'
California's prisons department asked a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel to reverse a judge's $170 million in civil contempt fines for failing to follow her orders on providing inmates adequate mental health care.
A state deputy attorney general asked a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel on Friday to reverse $170 million in civil contempt fines imposed on the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation for failing to provide prisoners with adequate mental health care.
Senior U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller of Sacramento imposed a nearly $112 million fine in June, with additional fines in subsequent months for mental health care workers. The state has not had to pay...
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