Bowman v. Corrections Corp. of America.

• Position: Failure to provide adequate medical care - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

FAILURE TO PROVIDE CARE

PRIVATE PROVIDER

Bowman v. Corrections Corp. of America, 350 F.3d 537 (6th Cir. 2003). The mother of a deceased prisoner sued a private company that managed a prison, a warden and a physician, under [section] 1983 alleging failure to provide adequate medical care to the prisoner. The district court entered judgment on a jury verdict finding that the defendants were not indifferent to the prisoner's serious medical condition. The district court...