Legal Opinion
Alma Glisson v. Correctional Medical Services
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided February 21, 2017No. 15-1419PublishedCited by 548 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOOD, Chief Judge.
Nicholas Glisson entered the custody of the Indiana Department of Corrections on September 3, 2010, upon being sentenced for dealing in a controlled substance (selling one prescription pill to a friend who turned out to be a confidential informant). Thirty-seven days later, he was dead from starvation, acute renal failure, and associated conditions. His mother, Alma Glisson, brought this lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. -§ 1983. She asserts that the medical care Glisson received at the hands of the Department’s chosen provider, Correctional Medical Services, Inc. (known as Corizon)…
2Cases cited19 opinions
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- Farmer v. BrennanSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- City of Canton v. HarrisSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- William Street v. Corrections Corporation of America, Jimmy Turner, and Dexter StephenCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
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