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Detention Center Health Inspection Reveals Failures | San Diego News
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County health officials finally breached the Otay Mesa Detention Center’s walls after months of blocked access, uncovering troubling gaps in care: a detainee waited 18 months for critical medical equipment, no vaccines were stocked, and two tuberculosis cases went unreported for weeks—discovered by a vendor, not staff. Public health leaders slammed the facility for violating protocol, citing past failures and demanding immediate fixes, with findings now headed to state and federal authorities.
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