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There aren't any Federal Laws defining the medical neglect of inmates. There are rules and regulations relating to how inmates are treated in prison as regards medical care. These regulations are found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 28 (28CFR). If you or anyone else believes that a given inmate in Federal correctional custody is not being treated in a way that adequately provides (provided) for his medical needs, you or someone else, or a group, will have to gather evidence and make your case. Certainly the folks on the other end of any action will have their notes and records in order, and they'll have a United States Attorney of some sort or another going to bat for them. The burden of proof is clearly on you. A link to the Code of Federal Regulations can be found below this post. You'll have to do some searching to find exactly what you're looking for. Note that the wording of the regulations will have a "general" tack to it. Something like, "an inmate will receive prompt and appropriate medical treatment for injuries suffered in a fall" or the like. (That was "made up" to serve as an example of the language you can expect to encounter.) It's not going to read like a clinical guide to medical intervention or a nursing text. Latitude will be given to the medical staff in the correctional setting. You or anyone else won't be able to second guess them from the street. Good luck finding what you are looking for.

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