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Federal judge orders prison contractor to get medical care for suicidal detainee
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A federal judge last week ordered a contractor for the Colorado Department of Corrections to obtain medical care for a detainee’s diseased colon, after it spent months allegedly doing nothing in the face of the man’s extreme pain and suicide attempt. Arthur Burnham, who is incarcerated at Centennial Correctional Facility near Cañon City, filed suit in July…