Before child died in custody, CBP tried to replace medical contractor
The company operating the medical ward where an 8-year-old girl died while in US border custody was not approved for a new contract last year, but remains on the job.
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The company operating the medical ward where an 8-year-old girl died while in US border custody was not approved for a new contract last year, but remains on the job.
A report says Border Patrol does not have a protocol in place for assessing the medical needs of children with preexisting conditions. The report was conducted by an independent monitor
The recent death of an 8-year-old girl from Panama who was in federal custody was “a preventable tragedy that resulted from” failures in “medical and custodial systems for children.”
Border Patrol does not have protocols for assessing medical needs of children with preexisting conditions, according to an independent report made public Tuesday on the death of an 8-year-old girl from Panama who was in federal custody. The girl’s death was “a preventable tragedy that resulted from” failures in “medical and custodial systems for children” […]