Chief judge orders DOC to submit report

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by Krystal Paco

Guam - District Court of Guam Chief Judge Frances Tydingco Gatewood has ordered the Department of Corrections to submit a supplemental status report to the court.

The judge notes that after reviewing the agency's recent status reports on June 17th, July 1st and 15th, she wants some answers, specifically an explanation as to why not all the inmates and detainees who made sick calls were not seen by a doctor or nurse, and what happened to inmates and detainees who made sick calls but were turned away. The report is due by July 31st.

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