In ______, the Supreme Court ruled that in a prison environment, an inmate be involuntarily medicated if the inmate is dangerous to himself or others and the treatment is in the inmate's medical interest.

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The Supreme Court ruling described matches the case of Washington v. Harper, which established the standard for involuntary medication of inmates in prison. Jackson v. Indiana dealt with the issue of competency to stand trial, Furman v. Georgia with the constitutionality of the death penalty, and Panetti v. Quarterman with the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment.

In ______, the Supreme Court Ruled That in a Prison