For lawyers who deal with the rights of the incarcerated, the incarcerated persons themselves, and anyone interested in their welfare, exactly what the law calls “cruel and unusual” is incredibly important to know.
Standard of care is a legal term that essentially revolves around the concept of the reasonable person standard – i.e. whether someone acted with care as another ordinary, law-abiding individual would have in the same circumstances. When it comes to medical care, the definition refers to the type and level of care that a prudent health care …
