· 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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