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Habeas Unavailable for Federal Prisoners’ Medical Claims
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2011
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2011, page 19
Federal prisoners may not resort to habeas corpus to challenge inadequate medical care, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided on January 26, 2011.
Filed under:
Medical Misconduct,
Medical,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Failure to Treat,
Malpractice,
Habeas Corpus.
Locations:
Illinois,
United States of America.
Charles Robinson sought habeas relief under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 after federal prison officials allegedly refused to treat his complaints of back pain.
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