Youth Prison Nurse Fired For Failing To Provide Adequate Care To Inmate

One of four nurses who failed to realize a 14-year-old inmate’s appendix was about to burst has been fired.  The incident happened at the state’s youth prison two-and-a-half years ago.  The Wisconsin Department of Corrections determined nurse Kitty Hasse failed to provide adequate care on at least four occasions.  The other three nurses received additional training, but they kept their jobs.  Six days after he became sick the boy was finally rushed to a hospital, underwent emergency surgery and survived.  The F-B-I is investigating claims of abuse at Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake and the facilities are scheduled to be closed in 2021.