Substandard Medical Care in U.S. Prisons : Improvement through Civil Liability Actions.

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Author / Creator:	Tsai, Lily Chi-Fang, 1981-
Imprint:	El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2014. ©2014
Description:	1 online resource (173 pages)
Language:	English
Series:	Criminal Justice: Recent Scholarship Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)
Subject:	Prisoners -- Health and hygiene -- United States. Prisoners -- Medical care -- Standards -- United States. Prisoners -- Medical care -- United States. Prisoners -- Health and hygiene. Prisoners -- Medical care. Prisoners -- Medical care -- Standards. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11276321

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ISBN:	9781593327835 1593327838 9781593327569
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Contrary to the ideal set up in Estelle v. Gamble (1976), inmates' medical needs were infrequently recognized by state courts and normally rejected through the examination of the two-pronged standard. Tsai contributes to existing literature by examining inadequate medical care and medical malpractice litigation against prison and jail physicians who have been sued in state courts by inmates during the past decade. By classifying the treatment actions or inactions that led inmates to file for civil remedies and examining the negative health outcomes that resulted from physicians' actions and in.
Other form:	Print version: Tsai, Lily Chi-Fang. Substandard Medical Care in U.S. Prisons : Improvement through Civil Liability Actions. El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, ©2014 9781593327569

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