Does inadequate medical care constitute cruel and unusual punishment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Thaut v. Hsieh, No. 2:15-cv-0590-JAM-KJN (PS) (E.D. Cal. 2016):
Inadequate medical care provided to a prisoner does not constitute cruel and unusual punishment cognizable under section 1983 unless the mistreatment rose to the level of "deliberate indifference to serious medical needs." Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 106 (1976).
Jett v. Penner, 439 F.3d 1091, 1096 (9th Cir. 2006) (internal citations and quotations omitted).
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