Health Care in U.S. Correctional Facilities - A Limited and Threatened Constitutional Right.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Alsan, Marcella; Yang, Crystal S.; Jolin, James R.; Tu, Lucy; Rich, Josiah D.
- Source
- New England Journal of Medicine. 3/2/2023, Vol. 388 Issue 9, p847-852. 6p.
- Subject
- *MEDICAL care
*CIVIL rights
*MENTAL health services
*CHILD health insurance
*RIGHT to health care
- Language
- ISSN
- 0028-4793
The article reports about the lack of a constitutional right to healthcare in the United States and the Supreme Court's ruling that deliberate indifference to incarcerated people's medical needs is a violation of the Eighth Amendment. Incarcerated individuals face obstacles in accessing legal recourse for inadequate medical care, and efforts to protect their constitutional right to healthcare must be explored.