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New York Prisoner Awarded $579,000 For Untreated Knee Injury

In October 1998, a New York court of claims awarded a state prisoner
$579,000 for a knee injury that went untreated.

While playing basketball, the plaintiff, a 33-year-old prisoner, heard a
pop in his knee. He was carried to the prison infirmary where a nurse gave
him ice, an ace ...

 

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