Community activists in Louisville are calling on officials running the downtown jail to cancel their contract with Wellpath, a private health care services provider.
Deaths of people incarcerated inside of the facility have mounted over the past year, with many suspected to be due to drug overdose or suicide. While activists and community leaders have blamed jail officials for failing to stem the in-custody deaths, they now say Wellpath should take responsibility, too. They argue that the company, which is in charge of the mental and physical health of the people incarcerated at the jail, has clearly failed.
