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Lawmakers call for feds to step in at Nassau jail

Some lawmakers want the contract terminated for Nassau County jail's private medical provider, and they want federal officials to be involved. Members of the Democratic Caucus in the Nassau Legislature

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Mar 11, 2016, 10:14 PM

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