California Inmates File Class Action Suit UPDATED: 4:50 pm EDT July 9, 2008 LOS ANGELES -- A group of California prisoners infected with hepatitis C said that they are suing the state over claims that they aren't getting proper medical treatment. A lawsuit filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court seeks class action status. The filing estimates that as many as 40 percent of the state's 190,000 inmates are infected, and many report difficulty getting adequate care. Lead plaintiff Kevin Jackson, an inmate at the California State Prison at Solano, said that despite a 2007 diagnosis of an advanced stage of the disease, he was repeatedly refused treatment. A call seeking comment from the state corrections department was not immediately returned. You have enough things to worry about in your every day life, so make sure your finances...
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