Is deliberate indifference more blameworthy than negligence?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Cowart v. Rahman, No. 1:16-CV-00004-AWI-SKO (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2017):
Deliberate indifference is "a state of mind more blameworthy than negligence" and "requires 'more than ordinary lack of due care for the prisoner's interests or safety.' " Farmer v.
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