What is the state of the law on deliberate indifference by prison officials?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Alvarez v. Ko, Case No.: 16-CV-1302-CAB-NLS (S.D. Cal. 2017):
However, a prison official demonstrates deliberate indifference when he or she knows a course of treatment is ineffective but continues it anyway or delays necessary treatment without justification. See Jett v. Penner, 439 F.3d 1091, 1097-
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