SAN JOSE (June 20, 2007) – Robert Sillen, court-appointed Receiver of the state’s prison medical care system, laid out a detailed account of the current initiatives underway and several planned for the future to bring prison medical care up to constitutional standards... Read MoreRead more about Receiver Details Substantial Progress Addressing Prison Medical System Crisis

SAN JOSE (May 10, 2007) — Robert Sillen, the federal-court appointed Receiver of the state’s prison medical system today submitted a Plan of Action to U.S. District Court Judge Thelton E. Henderson that lays out a comprehensive vision for the constitutional prison... Read MoreRead more about Receiver Releases Plan of Action For Constitutional Care

SAN JOSE (March 20, 2007) – Robert Sillen, court-appointed Receiver of the state’s prison medical care system, announced today a new thrust in his efforts to improve medical care in California’s prisons that will entail coordination with other significant federal law... Read MoreRead more about Receiver Announces Coordination With Other Federal Class Action Cases Among Top Priorities For Prison System Clean Up

SAN JOSE (Feb. 23, 2007). – Federal Receiver Robert Sillen today announced salary increases for physicians working in California’s 33 adult prisons, in a move that will better compensate qualified doctors, aid in recruitment efforts and provide improved access to... Read MoreRead more about Receiver Raises Prison Physician Salaries

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Robert Sillen, court-appointed Receiver of the state’s prison medical care system, announced today millions of dollars in savings that will result from changes to nursing and pharmacy operations currently underway as part of his mandate to bring... Read MoreRead more about Receiver’s Changes To Prison Medical Care Save California Taxpayers Millions