02272nam 2200541 450 991046461450332120200520144314.01-59332-783-8(CKB)3710000000205368(EBL)1756075(SSID)ssj0001289809(PQKBManifestationID)11715937(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001289809(PQKBWorkID)11231444(PQKB)10147184(MiAaPQ)EBC1756075(Au-PeEL)EBL1756075(CaPaEBR)ebr10901412(OCoLC)885123437(EXLCZ)99371000000020536820140812h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSubstandard medical care in U.S. prisons improvement through civil liability actions /Lily Chi-Fang TsaiEl Paso, Texas :LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC,2014.©20141 online resource (173 p.)Criminal JusticeDescription based upon print version of record.1-59332-756-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.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 inCriminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC)PrisonersMedical careUnited StatesElectronic books.PrisonersMedical care365/.6670973Tsai Lily Chi-Fang1981-942088MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464614503321Substandard medical care in U.S. prisons2125648UNINA