In Estellev. Gamble (1976 , the U.S. Supreme Court first held that prisoners have a 1^st Amendment right to treatment. A True B False C

B False<br /><br />In Estelle v. Gamble (1976), the U.S. Supreme Court held that prisoners have an Eighth Amendment right to adequate medical care, not a First Amendment right. The case established that deliberate indifference to serious medical needs of prisoners constitutes the "unnecessary and wanton infliction of pain," which is prohibited by the Eighth Amendment.