Question 69 This case extended the right to treatment to mental illnesses as well as physical illnesses for inmates. A Wyatt v. Stickney (1972) B Estelle v. Gamble (1976) C Deshaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services (1989) D Bowring v. Godwin (1977) E Washington v. Harper (1990)

The case that extended the right to treatment to mental illnesses as well as physical illnesses for inmates is:<br /><br />B Estelle v. Gamble (1976)<br /><br />This Supreme Court decision established that deliberate indifference to serious medical needs of prisoners constitutes the "unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain," which violates the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment. This ruling applies to both physical and mental health care.