Despite hundreds of lawsuits against Armor Correctional Health Services, millions of dollars worth of settlements and dead inmates across the country, Jacksonville leaders signed contracts twice with the company, allowing it to run the Duval County jail’s health care for at least a decade.
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Duval jail’s medical provider says anti-rejection meds were ordered for inmate who later died
The medical provider for the Duval County Jail said a heart transplant recipient’s anti-rejection medications were ordered, but weren’t delivered to the jail until after his release.
Duval jail’s medical provider says it gave ‘quality medical care’ to man who later died
Duval County jail’s medical provider, Armor Correctional Services, said in a statement on Friday that staff gave “quality medical care” to a heart transplant recipient who died after not receiving his anti-rejection medications while jailed.
Florida opens investigation into Duval County jail’s medical provider
The Florida Department of Management Services opened an investigation into Armor Correctional Services after the company failed to report that they were convicted in the death of a Milwaukee inmate in October 2022.