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Refusal to Give Nitro Tablets to Prisoner With Chest Pain Actionable
by Matthew T. Clarke
The Fifth Circuit court of appeals held that a prisoner with a history of heart trouble who was denied any treatment for his chest pain could sue the nurse who denied him treatment even though he later received treatment and did not allege permanent damage.
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The Fifth Circuit court of appeals held that a prisoner with a history of heart trouble who was denied any treatment for his chest pain could sue the nurse who denied him treatment even though he later received treatment and did not allege permanent damage.
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- Houston Jail Has Highest Number of Deaths in Texas: 101, by Gary Hunter
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- Florida Jails: State’s Largest Mental Health Providers, by David Reutter
- Chains of Love, by Siobhan O'Connor
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- Ohio Lawyer Suspended for Bilking Prisoners’ Families
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- Connecticut Takes Cut of Prisoner Judgments and Inheritances, by Matthew Clarke
- Texas Must Afford Prisoners Due Process in Trust Fund Garnishment, by Matthew Clarke
- Florida Homeless Sex Offender Ruling Reversed, FDOC Changes Policy Anyway, by David Reutter
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- Maryland Closes Decrepit, Scandal-Plagued House of Correction
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