NaphCare, an Alabama (which tells you a lot right there) based prison health provider, was awarded the contract Friday. This outfit usually seeks out “maga jails” to contract. Last year NaphCare was fined $700,000 for violating the False Claims Act by overcharging the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The specific prison was the BOP in Victorville, California.
Guess who was Warden at that time? None other than Director DAVID SHINN.
Assistant Director for Medical Services for the DOC is Larry Gann, and he participated in procuring NaphCare.
Guess who worked for NaphCare from 2006 to 2015?? LARRY GANN.
The AZDOC has a long and sordid history of providing substandard care to incarcerated people in its care. Several whistleblowers have come forward accusing Corizon and Centurion (the previous providers) of denying care to inmates to save money.
Corene Kendrick, Deputy Director of the ACLU, expressed concern about DOC hiring a 4th for-profit corporation. She said, ” Yet again Arizona taxpayers will be paying inflated prices for poor service and inmates will be paying with their health and lives.”