Wisconsin Supreme Court upholds jailing of uncooperative tuberculosis patient

A woman who refused treatment for TB was properly confined to jail for treatment, according to the Wisconsin Supreme Court.  Check out the AP story and the court ruling.

Interesting tidbits: under Wisconsin law, the patient did not have to be confined to the least restrictive setting, and it was OK to consider cost (i.e., jail is cheaper than bringing in guards 24/7 to a hospital for one individual). 

Quite the coda to the tale of the tubercular honeymooning lawyer.

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