California Jail Says Prisoner Health Records Potentially Are In the Wrong Hands
Government (U.S.) // Healthcare and Public Health // California, United States
California Correctional Health Care Services disclosed on May 13 that a laptop was stolen and it may contain personal information of patients.
The machine was taken from an employee's vehicle on Feb. 25.
An investigation into the incident ended on April 25.
The laptop might have held records on California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation patients incarcerated between 1996 and 2004.
The agency is attempting to notify all individuals potentially affected, but the contact information on file may not be up to date.