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New Jersey Detainees Entitled to Medical Care
Loaded on July 15, 2001
published in Prison Legal News
July, 2001, page 16
A federal district court in New Jersey held that material issues of fact precluded summary judgment on a former prisoner's claim that he was denied adequate medical care. The court also rejected defendants' claim of qualified immunity.
Filed under:
CMS,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Urinary,
Dental Care,
Blood,
Diabetes,
Conditions of Confinement,
Staffing,
Jail Specific,
Qualified Immunity.
Location:
New Jersey.
Dana Andrews, a former prisoner of the Camden County Corrections Facility, (CCCF), sued …
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