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Prison Physician Liable for Refusal of Care
Prison Physician Liable For Refusal of Care
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a federal prisoner's Biven's claim did not state a medical care claim against a prison guard who failed to have the prisoner checked out after the prisoner complained of pain. The court also held, however, …
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that a federal prisoner's Biven's claim did not state a medical care claim against a prison guard who failed to have the prisoner checked out after the prisoner complained of pain. The court also held, however, …
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More from this issue:
- The Restraint Chair: Safe and Humane?, by Anne-Marie Cusac
- Prison Realty/CCA Bailout Deal Canceled
- Deviant Doctors Dumped on Prisoners
- Former Political Prisoner Settles Suit for $4.5 Million
- Penis Stomping Guard Loses Appeal
- PLN Sues Nevada DOP
- WA and IN Prison Phone Rates Challenged
- Pro Se Tips and Tactics, by John Midgley
- The Ride: Rise of the NLR, by Willie Wisely
- Colorado DOC Attacks Jailhouse Lawyers
- Sex Offender Label May Require Due Process
- Change in Fulton County, GA: Indigent Defense, HIV, and Community Organizing, by Lisa Zahren
- Prison Physician Liable for Refusal of Care, by Ronald Young
- Washington Earned Early Release Credits Create Due Process Liberty Interests, by Mark Cook
- Fines Against WA Civil Commitment Center Stayed, by Dan Pens
- U.S. Parole Commission Retaliation Reversed, by Scott Fleming
- $53,000 Settlement in AL Conditions Suit
- Counsel Awarded High EAJA Fee Despite Contingency Fee in BOP Rape Suit, by Mark Cook
- Bush's Conservative Compassion: Allowing a Life Sentence for Three Bounced Checks
- Censorship challenged in CO DOC
- News in Brief
- No Qualified Immunity from ETS Exposure
- Two Guards Killed During Botched Missouri Jail Escape
- Race-Based Religious Policy Violates Equal Protection Clause
More from Ronald Young:
- Private Prison Lobbying Group Founded, Jan. 15, 2002
- Ohio Eliminates Prison Oversight Committee; Reduces Prison Funding, Jan. 15, 2002
- Corrections Corporation of America Announces Closing of Youngstown Prison, Jan. 15, 2002
- Colorado ACLU Settles Restraint Board Suit, Jan. 15, 2002
- New Missouri Mega-Prison Mothballed, Dec. 15, 2001
- Texas Jury Awards $70,000 in Prison Stabbing, Dec. 15, 2001
- Arizona CCA Prison Found 'In Turmoil', Dec. 15, 2001
- Family of BOP Prisoner Awarded $1.1 Million in Wrongful Death Suit, Dec. 15, 2001
- Blind Ohio Prisoner Spends Months in Strip Cell, Nov. 15, 2001
- Mississippi Taxpayers Fund Welfare Payments to Private Prisons, Nov. 15, 2001
More from these topics:
- Wave of Staff Arrests Exposes Persistent Misconduct at South Carolina Jail, Sept. 1, 2026. Staff-Prisoner Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Obstruction of Justice.
- Eight Circuit Reverses Denial of Partial Qualified Immunity in Detainee’s Pepper Ball Claim, Remands Excessive Force Claims, Sept. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Qualified Immunity, Wrongful Use of Force.
- Four Massachusetts Guards Face Charges for Assault on Prisoners During Brawl, Sept. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings.
- Last of 11 Guards Sentenced in Death of New York Prisoner, Sept. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), False Statements/Perjury, Obstruction of Justice.
- $500,000 for Mentally Ill Detainee Beaten by Guard at Ohio Jail, Sept. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Summary Judgment, Settlements, 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights, Monell Liability.
- Troubled Illinois Lockup Sees Guard Abuses, Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Sept. 1, 2026. Hunger Strikes, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Administrative Detention/Segregation.
- At Least Three Guards Charged for Assaulting Two Massachusetts Prisoners, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Assaults on Staff, Wrongful Use of Force.
- Ombudsman Report Finds Use of Force Misapplied in Contraband Search, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat, Body Cavity Searches, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas.
- $1.2 Million for Elderly Detainee Shoved Out the Door of Sacramento Jail by Guard, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Brutality/Beatings, Americans with Disabilities Act, Rehabilitation Act, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), 42 U.S. Code § 1983, civil action for deprivation of rights.
- $6.35 Million Paid for Ohio Jail Detainee’s Spinal Cord Injury Caused by Guard, Aug. 1, 2026. Guard Misconduct, Malpractice, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Wrongful Use of Force.

