Medical Malpractice in Prisons | Can Prisoners File Lawsuits?

Posted on October 20, 2009 in Medical Malpractice,Our Blog

Prison is punishment, but how far should that punishment go? Should prisoners expect certain rights and accommodations? Shouldn’t they be treated like human beings? Katherine Anderson (now Newcomb) may have wondered this as she served 17 months at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility in Oregon, the state’s only women’s prison. Anderson nearly died of congestive heart… read more