Estelle v. Gamble

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:case_outcome Reversed lower court ruling
gptkbp:case_types gptkb:Constitution
Civil rights case
gptkbp:context Prison conditions
gptkbp:court gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Potter_Stewart
gptkb:Justice_Harry_Blackmun
gptkbp:has_implications_for Prison reform advocacy
Healthcare access for inmates
Liability of prison officials
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
Prison reform movement
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Estelle v. Gamble
gptkbp:impact Prison healthcare standards
gptkbp:influenced_by Pell v. Procunier
Ruffin v. Commonwealth
gptkbp:involved_parties gptkb:Gamble
Estelle
gptkbp:is_cited_in 429 U. S. 97
gptkbp:is_standardized_by Objective standard of care
Subjective standard of care
gptkbp:legal_framework Affected inmate rights litigation
Guided lower court decisions
Influenced prison healthcare policies
October Term 1975
gptkbp:legal_issue Eighth Amendment rights
gptkbp:legal_outcome Set precedent for future cases
Established standards for medical care
Defined Eighth Amendment protections
gptkbp:legal_principle Deliberate indifference
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Civil_Rights_of_Institutionalized_Persons_Act
gptkb:Prison_Litigation_Reform_Act
Cruel and unusual punishment
gptkbp:outcome Deliberate indifference standard
gptkbp:precedent Medical care in prisons
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_Thurgood_Marshall
gptkbp:related_cases Farmer v. Brennan
Frye v. Mc Donald
Helling v. Mc Kinney
Wilson v. Seiter
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis Cited in legal textbooks
Examined in law reviews
Reviewed in legal journals
Analyzed in criminal justice studies
Critiqued in civil rights analyses
Debated in ethics of incarceration
Discussed in human rights literature
Evaluated in public policy discussions
Referenced in constitutional law courses
Studied in sociology of law
gptkbp:significance Prisoners' rights case
gptkbp:year gptkb:1976
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kennedy_v._Louisiana
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5