Can Prisoners Be Forced To Take Medication

Forced Medication of Prison Inmates

https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/forced-medication-prison-inmates/2008-02

It is well established in the law that prison rules and regulations—designed to enforce the goals of the penal …

Forced Medication of Legally Incompetent Prisoners: A Primer

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/crsj/publications/human_rights_magazine_home/human_rights_vol30_2003/spring2003/hr_spring03_forcedmedication/

Your Right to Refuse Medication in Prison - DRNC

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In general, all inmates have the right to refuse to take medication. You are considered to refuse a medication if you refuse to take it within 30 minutes of it first being …

Can Incarcerated People Refuse Medical Treatment? | HTJ

https://howtojustice.org/im-in-prison/medical-care/can-prisoners-refuse-medical-treatment/

No. In some cases, prisoners can refuse medical treatment. They can also refuse most medical tests. But if staff can assert a need for the safety of the facility …

Right to Refuse Treatment - National Commission on Correctional …

https://www.ncchc.org/q-a/right-to-refuse-treatment/

Our jail’s previous intake screening form had a line that gave “blanket” consent for medical treatment. Separately, consent would be obtained by the dentist for extractions and by …

Beyond Estelle: Medical Rights for Incarcerated Patients

https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2019/nov/4/beyond-estelle-medical-rights-incarcerated-patients/

Prisoners can appoint a surrogate medical decision-maker through a written advance directive, medical power of attorney or an oral order. Upon intake into a prison …

The Supreme Court: Limiting Forced Medication - InfoPlease

https://www.infoplease.com/us/government/judicial-branch/the-supreme-court-limiting-forced-medication

In that case, the Court set two criteria that must be met before forcing an inmate to take drugs against his or her will: 1. Prisoner must be a danger to himself or others; and; 2. …

Can prisoners be forced to take medication? - Quora

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No one can be forced to take medication but present situation prisoners must think themselves whether to take medication or not. If something goes wrong after …

Can you be forced to take medication under the Mental Health Act?

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Prisoners may not refuse testing or treatment for a condition that would threaten the health and safety of the prison community, these including communicable …

Your right to refuse medication - Mind

https://www.mind.org.uk/information-support/drugs-and-treatments/medication/your-right-to-refuse-medication/

In most cases, you cannot be forced to take medication. If you are offered medication, you usually have the right to refuse it and ask for an alternative treatment. When might I …