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Former Ohio Prison Chief Takes Charge of Arizona Inmate Health | Mesa News
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A federal judge has named Annette Chambers-Smith, Ohio’s former prison director and first Black woman to lead the state’s corrections system, as the new receiver for Arizona’s prison healthcare — a historic move aimed at fixing systemic failures that have led to preventable deaths and decades of neglect. With sweeping authority over staffing, budgets, and contracts, Chambers-Smith will have 180 days to submit a reform plan, with the receivership potentially lasting up to five years. Though Arizona is appealing the appointment, the receiver’s power won’t activate until legal challenges are resolved — at least 21 days from now. This marks a pivotal moment in a 14-year-old lawsuit demanding constitutional healthcare for incarcerated Arizonans.
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