RT Article
T1 Correctional Medical Care for Female Prisoners: Legal Issues Surrounding Inadequate Treatment of Chronic and/or Preexisting Health Conditions
JF The prison journal
VO 102
IS 4
SP 493
OP 514
A1 Lamberton, Chelsi
A2 Vaughn, Michael
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1813381623
AB Research shows incarcerated women suffer more chronic and/or preexisting health conditions than their male counterparts. Through the lens of federal court litigation pursuant to Title 42 U.S. Code Section 1983, this article discusses women who brought legal challenges, questioning the adequacy of correctional medical care rendered to their chronic and preexisting health conditions. Case law reveals several trends, including multiple disease co-morbidities, malingering, medication administration, free-world specialty care, diagnostic and treatment limitations, and mental illness. The article concludes with policy implications, suggestions for future research, and recommendations for accelerated research on the chronic and/or preexisting health conditions of female prisoners.
K1 inmate litigation
K1 correctional medical care
K1 correctional health care for women
K1 women prisoner health care
DO 10.1177/00328855221109824