The Sacramento Bee
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A Sacramento County jury awarded a former prison doctor nearly $17 million in damages last week after she sued California’s correctional department in 2020 alleging she was retaliated against after raising safety concerns.
Part of those damages included $3 million for defamation, which the jury awarded Dr. Beth Fischgrund after prison staff made several defamatory statements about her, including that she had sexual relationships with correctional officers…