Is a prisoner entitled to medical needs?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Moody v. Finander, CASE NO. 09-CV-0892-LAB (BGS) (S.D. Cal. 2011):

medical needs. Estelle, 429 U.S. at 105. "Medical" needs include a prisoner's "physical, dental, and mental health." Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d 1237, 1253 (9th Cir. 1982).

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