Do you have a loved one in the Duval County Jail, and are you worried about their health care?
New jail healthcare contractor didn’t go through competitive bidding process, thanks to little-known city law
Questions began to surface about Armor Health’s care of inmates when Dexter Barry died. He was a 54-year-old heart transplant recipient, taken to jail on a misdemeanor. Armor failed to provide medication to prevent his body from rejecting his heart. Barry died soon after he left jail. We want to hear from you. Do you have a loved on in the Duval County Jail, and if so, are you worried about their health care? Share your response in the form below and it may be read on a Channel 4 newscast.
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