Heisler Moot Court

Prisoners' Rights...at what cost?

How far do prisoners' rights to medical care extend? Is the inmate's right to his or her required, or desired, medication a limitless one, regardless of the costs to the state and the taxpayers? What are the legal arguments for expanding prisoners' rights? What role should the state's fiscal responsibility play, especially in these troubling economic times? When governmental purse strings and potential Eighth Amendment violations collide, who wins? Who should win?

Join California Court of Appeal Associate Justices Rebecca Wiseman (Ret.) and Joan Irion, and Superior Court Judge Richard Silver (Ret.) as they preside over a spirited dialogue from Monterey College of Law students, Philip Candreva, Isabel Dees, Daniel Hollingsworth, and Steven Patterson.