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Nassau jail contractor sued over inmate deaths

The state attorney general is suing the company that provides health services to inmates at the Nassau County Jail. Twelve inmates have died there since 2011 -- five in 2016 alone. The lawsuit accuses

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Jul 12, 2016, 3:31 PM

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