Thank you for your question. I'm very sorry to hear about your friend's son's situation. He may have a remedy at law. A prisoner has a constitutional right to receive medical care in every US state in accordance with the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution. In fact, while prisoners can be charged for medical care received, they cannot be refused care for inability to pay. Your friend's son may have grounds for a considerable lawsuit.He may wish to speak to a local New Hampshire attorney about such possibilities. His attorney may be willing to accept the case on a contingency basis. With a contingency matter, the attorney only receives payment if money is recovered for the client (though the client may have to pay some of the expenses related to the suit regardless). He may also wish to speak to the American Civil Liberties Union, as the ACLU is involved in advocating prisoners' rights.The ACLU has a great article about this subject at the following link.http://www.aclu.org/images/asset_upload_file690_25743.pdf The ACLU can be reached at the following link.http://www.aclu.org/prisoners-rights/medical-care If you need additional clarification of this response, please ask a follow-up question and I will be happy to clarify. Good luck, T _____________________________________ Please click the green Accept Button for each and every answer and leave Positive Feedback so that I receive credit for answering your question. Bonuses are greatly appreciated. I do not receive any payment at all from JustAnswer unless you click accept. Please remember: Feedback is left for me as an answerer. Please do not shoot the messenger. My control over the content of the answer is limited by the restraint of truth.
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Thank you for your question. Her son will have to retain a lawyer himself. Unfortunately, she would not have standing to sue. Only her son would. While family members can pay legal fees, the client himself must retain a lawyer (as opposed to the client's family members). As mentioned previously, her son may wish to contact the ACLU for assistance. Alternatively, an attorney may accept the case on a contingency basis (meaning he doesn't pay if he doesn't win). This link contains the ACLU's contact information:http://www.aclu.org/contact-usThis link is a list of lawyer referral services in Kentucky that can help him locate a lawyer to represent him.http://www.kybar.org/291Please click accept so that I will receive credit for my time and my effort spent responding to your questions. Bonuses are always greatly appreciated. If you need additional clarification of this response, please ask a follow-up question and I will be happy to clarify. Good luck, T _____________________________________ Please click the green Accept Button for each and every answer and leave Positive Feedback so that I receive credit for answering your question. Bonuses are greatly appreciated. I do not receive any payment at all from JustAnswer unless you click accept. Please remember: Feedback is left for me as an answerer. Please do not shoot the messenger. My control over the content of the answer is limited by the restraint of truth.