U.S. v. Carneglia.U.S. District Court DENTAL CARE RELEASE U.S. v. Carneglia, 238 F.Supp.2d 502 (E.D.N.Y. 2003). An inmate asked the district court to order prison officials to allow him to receive dental implant dental implant n. An artificial tooth that is anchored in the gums or jawbone to replace a missing tooth. dental implant treatment from his personal dentist, outside the correctional facility in which he was confined. The district court denied the inmate's application, finding that it lacked jurisdiction to direct such medical treatment. The court noted that, in any event, it would not direct such treatment because the inmate was not a good candidate for "furlough fur·lough n. 1. a. A leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces. b. A usually temporary layoff from work. c. " based on his conviction and previous record. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the court, dentures that would be provided by the facility, constituted sufficient dental treatment. The requested treatment would have required the inmate to visit his dentist 4 to 6 times over a period of 6 weeks. (Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of ) |
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