Controversies follow new Alabama Department of Corrections healthcare provider

By: Ralph Chapoco

Outlets: Alabama Reflector

Published: June 1, 2026

Words: 1,906

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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The Birmingham-based healthcare provider that won an emergency contract to provide services in Alabama prisons has faced controversies over its services in other states.

NaphCare, which signed a $500 million contract with the Alabama Department of Corrections early last month, was banned from operating in New York earlier this year and has been blamed by the Arizona Department of Corrections for negligence that led to nine prisons in that state being placed in receivership.

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