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7th Cir. Clarifies "Deliberate Indifference" for Medical Cases

Loaded on Oct. 15, 1995 published in Prison Legal News October, 1995, page 11
Filed under: Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Cardiovascular, Diabetes, Food, Eighth Amendment, Bedding, Summary Judgment. Location: Illinois.
To state an eighth amendment violation, prisoners must do more than claim mere negligence by prison medical staff. Willie Sellers was a federal prisoner held at the infamous penitentiary at Marion. He is also a diabetic. He filed suit claiming that prison officials violated his eighth amendment rights by showing ...

 

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