What constitutes a violation of the Eighth Amendment by prison officials in the context of medical negligence?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Jones v. You, Case No.: 3:17-cv-01001-MMA-WVG (S.D. Cal. 2017):

Prison officials violate the Eighth Amendment only when they respond with deliberate indifference to an inmate's serious medical needs. Estelle v. Gamble, 429 U.S. 97, 103-05 (1976) (citations and footnotes omitted).

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