Medical care at jail still ‘unconstitutional’ according to latest report – Gillian Barkhurst, Albuquerque Journal
The Metropolitan Detention Center continues to provide unconstitutionally poor medical care, according to a recently released medical audit.
The report details poor staffing, long waits for detox, unreliable responses to medical emergencies and no framework to track patients’ chronic conditions, medical history, medications and preventative care, such as vaccinations…