Hepatitis C is a serious problem for American prisons, both because of the large number of prisoners infected, and the correctional system’s reluctance to treat prisoners with newly developed direct-acting antivirals. Prisoners should be encouraged by recent federal litigation resulting in two federal trial-court orders and three federal-court settlements.
March 11, 2019 Articles
Hepatitis C in Prisons: Courts Recognize Eighth Amendment Remedy for Public Health Crisis
Prisoners should be encouraged by recent federal litigation.
By Nicholas Berenato
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