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Litigation in Corrections and an Overview of Correctional Law

Litigation and an Overview of Correctional Law Each year, municipalities just like yours spend millions and millions of dollars fighting and settling lawsuits involving alleged misconduct, injuries, and a range of other legal challenges.  Headlines like this exemplify the issue: In February 2021, an inmate committed suicide after guards failed to properly complete the required safety…

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Avoiding a Claim of Deliberate Indifference

What is Deliberate Indifference? The concept of “deliberate indifference” has been a legal concept for over forty five years, and the subject of two major Supreme Court decisions.  A case in 1976 (Estelle v. Gamble) established deliberate indifference as a standard for alleging Eight Amendment violations for cruel and unusual punishment.  A second case in…

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