CASE 14.3 A South Carolina Inmate Serving a Twenty-Five-Year Sentence for Second-Degree

question 44

Multiple Choice

CASE 14.3
A South Carolina inmate serving a twenty-five-year sentence for second-degree murder was recently diagnosed as HIV-positive. He had argued for years that he should be tested and believed the correctional facility did very little to accommodate this request. Given this information, answer the following questions.
-The inmate sued the correctional facility and won, using which case, in which the Supreme Court mandated an inmate's right to have medical care.

• A)Henry v. Knappford
• B)Estelle v. Gamble
• C)Hudson v. McMillian
• D)Kemp v. Eithier

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Definitions:

Neural Transmission

The process by which neurons communicate with each other through electrical and chemical signals.

Action Potentials

Electrical impulses that are the means of communication and signal transmission within the nervous system, particularly among neurons.

Excitatory Postsynaptic

Pertaining to the process in which a neurotransmitter increases the likelihood of an action potential firing in the postsynaptic neuron.

Electric Potential

The amount of electric potential energy per unit charge at a point in a field, representing the force that would be exerted on a positive test charge placed at that point.