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Prison Liable in Denying Bone Marrow Transplant

The court of appeals for the Eighth circuit held that prison officials can
be held liable for promulgating policies that deny treatment to prisoners
suffering from fatal illnesses, even when the prison has contracted out
its medical care to a third party. An Iowa state prisoner with leukemia
was denied ...

 

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