Governor Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Brown take action to remove receiver
In a story by L.A. Times writer Michael Rothfield reports that Gov. Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Brown have decided to ask for termination of the current California receiver, J. Clark Kelso. U.S. District Judge Thelon E. Henderson turned prison health care over three years ago, and initially Schwarzenegger cooperated with Kelso. Since that time, Kelso's ability to hire, fire, manage employees, and make contracts has created a "receivership which has become a government unto itself" Brown stated. Both are claiming Kelso has overstepped his area of responsibly and will violate the federal Prison Litigation Reform Act if his plans go through. A plan which "state officials estimate that the facilities would cost up to $2.3 billion a year to operate and have included exercise rooms, music and art therapy". The article also mentioned, upon Judge Henderson's approval last year, he required the state to turn over $250 million to the receiver. No money has been sent, after the state protested his ruling. The case remains in pending status at the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
In a story by L.A. Times writer Michael Rothfield reports that Gov. Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Brown have decided to ask for termination of the current California receiver, J. Clark Kelso. U.S. District Judge Thelon E. Henderson turned prison health care over three years ago, and initially Schwarzenegger cooperated with Kelso. Since that time, Kelso's ability to hire, fire, manage employees, and make contracts has created a "receivership which has become a government unto itself" Brown stated. Both are claiming Kelso has overstepped his area of responsibly and will violate the federal Prison Litigation Reform Act if his plans go through. A plan which "state officials estimate that the facilities would cost up to $2.3 billion a year to operate and have included exercise rooms, music and art therapy". The article also mentioned, upon Judge Henderson's approval last year, he required the state to turn over $250 million to the receiver. No money has been sent, after the state protested his ruling. The case remains in pending status at the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
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