PRISON HEALTH CARE SETUP CHANGED AN EXPERIMENT IN CONTRACTING WITH PRIVATE COMPANIES IS OVER.(LOCAL/WISCONSIN)

From: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: August 2, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Patricia Simms Health reporter

An experiment in contracting with private firms for health services at four Wisconsin prisons is over.

At three Wisconsin prisons, Tennessee-based Prison Health Services has ended its contracts with the state, effective Dec. 31, citing economic losses.

The three are: Supermax Correctional Institution, with a population of 346; Redgranite Correctional Institution, 989; and Prairie du Chien Correctional Facility...

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