Posts Tagged ‘deliberate indifference’
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In Virginia, Prison officials violate the Eighth Amendment’s cruel-and-unusual-punishment clause when they are deliberately indifferent to a substantial risk to an inmate’s safety or medical needs.
0August 6, 2023 by Tom Roberts, Esq.
8th Amendment Eighth Amendment Violations Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution states “Excessive bail shall not be required, nor …
keep readingCategory Assault & Battery, Assault & Battery, Civil Rights, Excessive Force, General, Litigation, Wrongful Death | Tags: 8th amendment, deliberate indifference, failure to protect inmate, failure to provide medical treatment to inmates, prison duty to protect inmates, prison duty to protect inmates from other inmates, prison liability, prison liability in the 4th circuit, prison liability in the fourth circuit, prison liability in virginia
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Liability for suicide at jail or prison – only for deliberate indifference
0June 28, 2013 by Tom Roberts, Esq.
Q. Can I sue the jail or prison for the suicide death of a pretrial detainee or inmate? A. You …
keep readingCategory Civil Rights | Tags: deliberate indifference, liability of jail for suicide, liability of police for suicide, liability of prison for suicide, suicide in jail, suicide in prison
