02491nam 2200541 450 991081453220332120230803203832.01-59332-783-8(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.Acknowledgements -- Chapter introduction -- Review of medical misconduct -- Methods of legal research -- State case analysis -- Civil liability for inefficacious correctional medical care -- Cases cited -- References -- Index -- Notes.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 StatesPrisonersMedical care365/.6670973Tsai Lily Chi-Fang1981-1616409MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814532203321Substandard medical care in U.S. prisons3947078UNINA