PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS REBRAND PRISON HEALTHCARE COMPANIES, BUT CARE ISSUES CONTINUE

The report examines Wellpath, a major provider of healthcare services to U.S. prisons and jails owned by H.I.G. Capital. It details systemic failures in patient intake, medication management, and staffing levels, citing investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice and other watchdogs. The document also analyzes Wellpath's expansion into non-correctional psychiatric care for children and its use of political contributions to secure contracts with local sheriffs.

• Wellpath exhibits systemic failures in patient intake and screening. In San Luis Obispo County, California, the U.S. Justice Department found that incarcerated persons were routinely examined beyond 14 days of admission or not at all, and that mental health assessments were inadequate or significantly delayed.

APA

Fenne, M. (2022). PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS REBRAND PRISON HEALTHCARE COMPANIES, BUT CARE ISSUES CONTINUE. Private Equity Stakeholder Project. https://pestakeholder.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Wellpath_HIG_12-2022.pdf

Chicago

Fenne, Michael. PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS REBRAND PRISON HEALTHCARE COMPANIES, BUT CARE ISSUES CONTINUE. Private Equity Stakeholder Project, 2022. https://pestakeholder.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Wellpath_HIG_12-2022.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fenne2022private, author = {Fenne, Michael}, title = {{PRIVATE EQUITY FIRMS REBRAND PRISON HEALTHCARE COMPANIES, BUT CARE ISSUES CONTINUE}}, institution = {Private Equity Stakeholder Project}, year = {2022}, month = nov, url = {https://pestakeholder.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Wellpath_HIG_12-2022.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }