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Exceeding Doctor's Work Limit Order Actionable Under Eighth Amendment

Exceeding Doctor's Work Limit Order Actionable
Under Eighth Amendment

by John E. Dannenberg


The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that prison officials' forcing of a prisoner to work in excess of a four hour doctor-established daily limit, resulting in dangerous blood pressure elevation, was sufficient to state an ...

 

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