In what could mark the largest change at Dauphin County Prison in decades, county commissioners are set to vote for a medical ...

The Lexington County inmate, released on a January night with no coat, was later found on the ground unable to walk, the lawsuit says.

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Wellpath, a health care provider for hospitals, prisons and jails, has been dogged by wrongful death and medical negligence suits. What happens to those cases now that it has filed for bankruptcy?

For years, Wellpath, the largest commercial provider of health care in jails and prisons across 37 states, has been the target of federal lawsuits and scrutiny by lawmakers for its practices that ...

Wellpath called its legal troubles "transitory" from inmate deaths, neglect and abuse claims nationwide. The company paid out $110 million in legal settlements between 2019 and 2023, according to ...

A Wellpath display is pictured at a conference organized by the National Commission on Correctional Health Care in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S., April 9, 2019.

Wellpath, a mental health provider for prisons, hospitals, treatment centers across U.S., including FL, is in Chapter 11 and selling parts of business.

Wellpath expects its operations to continue as usual throughout the court-supervised sale process, ensuring uninterrupted delivery of localized, high-quality, compassionate patient care.

Wellpath and its lawyers did not respond to interview requests. The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office and the county’s attorney both declined to comment.

After Wellpath’s six years servicing about 6,000 prisoners incarcerated in 14 state-run prisons, its contract, for roughly $119 million a year, is set to expire in June.