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7th Cir. Clarifies "Deliberate Indifference" for Medical Cases
Loaded on Oct. 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
October, 1995, page 11
To state an eighth amendment violation, prisoners must do more than claim mere negligence by prison medical staff. Willie Sellers was a federal prisoner held at the infamous penitentiary at Marion. He is also a diabetic. He filed suit claiming that prison officials violated his eighth amendment rights by showing ...
Filed under:
Medical,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Cardiovascular,
Diabetes,
Food,
Eighth Amendment,
Bedding,
Summary Judgment.
Location:
Illinois.
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