What is the current state of the law on medical malpractice in prison?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Ransom v. State of Ariz., 69 F.3d 544 (9th Cir. 1995):
In Hoptowit v. Ray, 682 F.2d 1237, 1253 (9th Cir. 1982) this court held that prison officials show deliberate indifference to serious medical needs when they fail to provide "reasonably speedy access" to medical staff or outside physicians able to treat medical problems.
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