Two terms which guide correctional healthcare emerged from case law surrounding the Estelle v GambleSupreme Court ruling. The ruling cited a "deliberate indifference to serious medical need" as a breach of the 8th Amendment barring cruel and unusual punishment. These terms have guided correctional ... Read More about Legal History of Correctional Nursing – Part II
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Legal History of Correctional Nursing – Part I
Where were you in November, 1976? Maybe not even born yet...but probably not thinking about healthcare in prisons and jails. However, November, 1976 could be deemed the official start of the Legal History of Correctional Nursing. This is the date of the landmark Estelle v Gamble Supreme Court ... Read More about Legal History of Correctional Nursing – Part I