Inside a prison healthcare company's ownership shell game

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An office inside a county jail
Posters for YesCare and Corizon are on display at the Doña Ana Detention Center in Las Cruces, New Mexico, which contracted out its health care services to the companies.

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Justice Department calls for dismissal of the Corizon bankruptcy

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The interior of a jail with a staircase and a beige cellblock.
The Doña Ana Detention Center, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, where a prisoner died in 2019 after just days in the care of Corizon Health. His family's lawsuit was stayed by Corizon's bankruptcy.

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Powerful senators fire off letter decrying 'abusive' tactics in Corizon bankruptcy

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Sen. Dick Durban and Sen. Elizabeth Warren address a town hall event.
Senators Dick Durbin and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter raising "serious questions" about the bankruptcy of prison health provider Corizon.

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Federal judge hits the brakes on Corizon bankruptcy deal

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Four members of the Garcia family sit on a couch; one son holds his father's ashes.
The family of Hector Garcia, who died after a few days under Corizon's care in a detention center in Las Cruces, New Mexico. His family, from left, son Daniel Jimenez; sister Belen Lowery; Gina Macias, his former wife; and son Hector Garcia, Jr., with his father's ashes at Jimenez's house in Las Cruces.

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Lawsuit alleges undisclosed relationship involving federal judge that could cloud Corizon bankruptcy deal

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The interior of a Texas courthouse, with US and Texas flags
The US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, in Houston, where Judge David Jones presides.

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