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· 12/23/1970

Sawyer v. Sigler

Citations

  • 320 F. Supp. 690
  • 1970 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9049

How courts have described this case

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  • “When a state undertakes to imprison a person, thereby depriving him largely of his ability to seek and find medical treatment, it is incumbent upon the State to furnish at least a minimal amount of medical care for whatever conditions plague the prisoner.”

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