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Charging for Medication May Violate Eighth Amendment

A federal district court in Indiana has held that requiring prisoners to pay for medication when they are able to does not violate the eighth amendment. However, prison officials' refusal to provide over the counter medication to indigent prisoners with serious medical problems violates the eighth amendment. As more and ...

 

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