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· 1/10/1975

N. H. Newman v. State of Alabama and Bill Baxley, Attorney General for the State of Alabama, United States of America, Amicus Curiae

Citations

  • 503 F.2d 1320

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the unavailability of prosthetic devices to inmates can constitute deliberate indifference
  • noting that a prison’s alleged failure to provide “eyeglasses and prosthetic devices” may contribute to an Eighth Amendment claim
  • noting that a prison’s alleged failure to provide “eyeglasses and prosthetic devices” may contribute to an Eighth Amendment claim
  • evaluating “systemic medical deficiencies” and concluding that the prison system’s health care facilities were constitutionally inadequate
  • evaluating “systemic medical deficiencies” and concluding that the prison system’s health care facilities were constitutionally inadequate
  • evaluating “systemic medical deficiencies” and concluding that the prison system’s health care facilities were constitutionally inadequate

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Judges: Gewin, Thornberry, Simpson

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