Detainee died from alcohol withdrawal while in jail; condition constituted a serious medical need, jury could find that officials who failed to follow doctor’s discharge instructions and had seen inmate’s condition worsen had culpable state of mind to satisfy subjective component of liability for deliberate indifference; law was clearly established, thus officials not entitled to qualified immunity; “[W]hen prison officials prevent an inmate from receiving treatment or deny him access to medical personnel capable of evaluating the need for treatment, they may be liable for deliberate indifference.”
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