Slow Progress on Prison Health Care

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Inmates at Chino State Prison sit inside a metal cage in December, 2010. Inmates wait in the cages to be assigned permanent housing or for medical, mental health or other appointments.

Six years ago, a federal judge seized control of medical care in California state prisons and appointed a receiver to fix it. At the time, an average of one inmate a week was dying from misdiagnosis, delayed, or shoddy treatment. Six years later, the receiver says lawmakers must deliver on promises to upgrade facilities before he can wind up oversight. Reporter: Julie Small