Legal Opinion
Nelson v. Correctional Medical Services
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided October 2, 2009No. 07-2481PublishedCited by 146 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MURPHY, Circuit Judge.
Shawanna Nelson brought this 42 U.S.C. § 1983 case asserting Eighth Amendment violations by Larry Norris, Director of the Arkansas Department of Correction (ADC), and ADC corrections officer Patricia Turensky. Nelson alleges that while giving birth to her child she was forced to go through the final stages of labor with both legs shackled to her hospital bed in violation of the Eighth Amendment. She alleges that Director Norris failed to ensure that appropriate policies for the treatment of pregnant inmates were implemented and that Officer Turensky, despite having…
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