Criminal
Sep. 1, 2001
Prison Medical Care Can Be Death Sentence by Default
A couple of articles that I recently read have prompted me to offer an insider's view on the state of medical care in the California prison system. One article was about a class action filed by the Prison Law Office. Plata v. Davis , C-01-1351 (N.D. Cal. April 5, 2001). It alleges that prison medical care amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.




A couple of articles that I recently read have prompted me to offer an insider's view on the state of medical care in the California prison system. One article was about a class action filed by the Prison Law Office. Plata v. Davis, C-01-1351 (N.D. Cal. April 5, 2001). It alleges that prison medical care amounts to cruel and unusual pun...
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