In January 2007, a woman was diagnosed with vulvar cancer while she was held in a Florida jail. The doctors had scheduled a follow-up evaluation, but she did not receive treatment before she was transfered to Broward Correctional Institution. # That June, a cancer specialist recommended a consultation with a gynecological oncologist “ASAP,” according to a report by the Correctional Medical Authority.
“„The CMA performs a risk management function that ensures quality of inmate health care does not fall below constitutionally mandated standards. #
“„In one case, the documentation indicated restraints were authorized because the inmate refused to come out of his cell. In the second case, documentation indicated the inmate was placed in restraints for grabbing an officer’s arm; however no further aggression was noted. In addition there was no documentation that less restrictive means of behavioral control were attempted prior to the application of restraints. #