NCJ Number
41842
Date Published
1977
Length
24 pages
Annotation
THIS BRIEF PAPER DISCUSSES THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW WHICH GOVERN THE RIGHTS OF THE CONFINED, FOCUSING ON THE RIGHT OF PRISONERS TO HEALTH CARE AND THE FREEDOM FROM CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT.
Abstract
THIS PAPER EXAMINES WHAT THE VARIOUS STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS UNDERSTAND PROPER HEALTH CARE TO BE, AS WELL AS THE DIFFICULTIES RECOGNIZED IN PROVIDING FOR THE HEALTH NEEDS OF PRISONERS. SPECIFICALLY, ATTENTION IS PAID TO THE DUTY OF THE STATE WITH RESPECT TO PROVIDING HEALTH CARE, THE RIGHT OF THE PRISONER TO RECEIVE IT, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF STANDARDS TO DEFINE THE EXTENT OF HEALTH CARE REQUIRED. RELEVANT CASES ARE CITED AND DISCUSSED.