Estelle v. Gamble (1976) was the first landmark Eighth Amendment case to come from a prison setting concerning what?

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Estelle v. Gamble (1976) was the first landmark Eighth Amendment case to come from a prison setting concerning medical care. The case established that deliberate indifference to the serious medical needs of an inmate constitutes cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment.

Estelle V Gamble (1976) Was the First Landmark Eighth Amendment Case