SACRAMENTO – Four detainees at the U.S. naval prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have lodged a complaint against a California-registered doctor, John S. Edmondson, who commands the naval hospital there.
The four Yemeni men filed a complaint with the Medical Board of California alleging unprofessional conduct and violations of medical ethics.
The complaint was filed by New York law firm Allen & Overy on behalf of military prisoners Saeed Ahmed Mohammed Abdullah Sarim, Ali Yahya Mahdi Al-Raimi, Abdul Khaliq Ahmed Saleh Al-Baidhani and Abdulaziz Abdu Abdullah Ali Al-Swidi, all of whom have been detained for more than three years.
Medical board spokeswoman Candis Cohen said the board can't investigate a complaint against a doctor licensed in California who practices medicine at a federal facility unless the federal government does first.
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1st mental hospital in 50 years to open
COALINGA – California is set to open its first new state mental hospital in 50 years this fall, a $360 million facility to hold 1,500 sexual predators who otherwise would be released from prison back into the community.
Coalinga State Hospital will house those who have been designated sexually violent predators, meaning they have committed sex crimes against multiple victims and can be expected to continue that pattern if they are released.
The state now operates four mental hospitals. The newest, Atascadero, opened in 1954. The Coalinga facility is scheduled to open in early September.
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Homes being built in new tract burn
PALMDALE – Thirteen homes under construction burned down Thursday at a new housing tract in the Antelope Valley.
The cause of the blaze was under investigation, said Inspector Ron Haralson of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The blazes were extinguished within two hours. No injuries were reported.
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