Judge calls Arizona prison health care system 'corrupt'
PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge incensed by recent news reports said he believes Arizona's prison health care system may be so "corrupt" that it can no longer be trusted.
United States Magistrate Judge David Duncan on Wednesday read from a report by Phoenix's KJZZ radio detailing apparent efforts by health care contractor Corizon to subvert the monitoring system of various health care standards, the Arizona Capitol Times reported .
"I've used words like 'shocked' and 'flabbergasted,' but I have run out of words," Duncan said. "I've run out of ways to communicate what is such an egregious departure from honest representation in this case."
Duncan said he intends to find out for himself "how deep this evil goes.