Does the Eighth Amendment require a minimum standard of medical care for pretrial detainees?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Gradford v. Stanislaus Pub. Safety Ctr., 1:17-cv-01248-DAD-GSA-PC (E.D. Cal. 2018):
opportunities for exercise); Johnson v. Meltzer, 134 F.3d 1393, 1398 (9th Cir. 1998) (stating that Eighth Amendment establishes minimum standard of medical care for pretrial detainees).
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