Ex-inmate: I have MRSA

YOUNGSTOWN

A former Northeast Ohio Correctional Center inmate claims he developed MRSA during his incarceration and center personnel denied him medical treatment.

MRSA is a bacterial infection that can be contagious.

According to U.S. Northern District of Ohio court filings, Maurice D. Smith, currently incarcerated at a federally run prison in Glenville, W.Va., is seeking more than $500,000 in compensation for pain and suffering as well as reimbursement for medical expenses from CoreCivic of America, which runs the holding facility, and health care provider Correct Care Solutions.

Smith claims his initial symptoms of pain in his leg went unaddressed by facility staff until he required surgery. Smith claims he now has limited mobility and pain.

CoreCivic spokesman Rodney King said the company has not been served with the suit and declined to comment on the pending litigation or Smith’s claim of a MRSA diagnosis.