Estelle v.Gamble was the first major prison medical treatment case decided by the Supreme Court,and was where the Court coined the phrase "deliberate indifference."

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This is true. In Estelle v. Gamble (1976), the Supreme Court established the concept of "deliberate indifference" and ruled that prisoners have a constitutional right to adequate medical care.

Estelle VGamble Was the First Major Prison Medical Treatment Case Decided