But an inspection by
lawyers who represent inmates in class-action litigation against the
state say they also found design flaws in the new $839-million building
that hinder its use to house chronically ill or disabled inmates.
The state prison system's court-appointed medical receiver halted admissions to the Stockton prison on Jan. 27. In a court filing Friday, he accused California prison officials of treating the problems interfering with medical care as a "second-class priority."
Lawyers from the Prison Law Office said that in addition to shortages of adult diapers, catheters, and gloves for nurses, they found doors too hard to open, and too narrow to allow wide wheelchairs to pass. They said there were no exercise areas, only concrete patios.
The state prison system's court-appointed medical receiver halted admissions to the Stockton prison on Jan. 27. In a court filing Friday, he accused California prison officials of treating the problems interfering with medical care as a "second-class priority."
Lawyers from the Prison Law Office said that in addition to shortages of adult diapers, catheters, and gloves for nurses, they found doors too hard to open, and too narrow to allow wide wheelchairs to pass. They said there were no exercise areas, only concrete patios.
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