A federal judge found top California prison officials in civil contempt for failing to hire enough mental health professionals to adequately treat incarcerated people with serious mental disorders, ordering the state to pay $112 million in fines.
Chief U.S. District Judge Kimberly Mueller emphasized the ongoing harm caused by high mental health staffing vacancy rates in the state's prison system despite repeated court orders, aiming to push for urgency and compliance through the imposed sanctions.
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