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Hanging onto Life.

Authors :
FitzGerald, Erin
Source :
Registered Nurse: Journal of Patient Advocacy. Jul2007, Vol. 103 Issue 6, p10-11. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

The author exposes the condition of inmates who experienced horrors of the medical system, by which they claimed for a healthcare rights in prisons in California. She cites the case of an inmate who was convicted for felony crime and was sentenced from seven year-to-life sentenced. In 2001, a Plata case was filed by the advocacy Prison Law Office to expose the medical negligence in California prisons to undergo public scrutiny and its failure of prison healthcare system.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19328966
Volume :
103
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Registered Nurse: Journal of Patient Advocacy
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
26474713