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Incompetent Medical Exam Violates 8th Amendment
Loaded on July 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
July, 1993, page 5
Eugene Souza was a Rhode Island state prisoner. He developed acute appendicitis and sought treatment from prison doctors. The prison did not provide direct access to doctors; instead, sick prisoners were screened by a guard/nurse who would schedule doctor visits if they felt it was necessary. For a three month ...
Filed under:
Medical,
Appendicitis,
Qualified Immunity,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice.
Location:
Rhode Island.
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