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Denial of Medication/Prescribed Treatment States Eighth Amendment Claim

In two separate cases the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals held that a prisoners claim of being denied medication, or not given prescribed treatment, states a claim under the Eighth Amendment.

Arkansas prisoner Willie Munn appealed a district courts dismissal of his suit after an evidentiary hearing. Munn had claimed ...

 

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