June 8, 2010
Inmate Can Sue Agents of Private Prison Operator
Employees of a private company hired to run a federal prison can be sued for allegedly violating an inmate's constitutional rights, the 9th Circuit ruled on an issue that has yet to be "squarely addressed" by the Supreme Court.
Richard Lee Pollard, an inmate at a federal prison run by the private company GEO Group, slipped on a cart left in a doorway and injured both elbows.
As GEO employees were preparing to transport him to an outside orthopedic clinic, he said they made him wear a jumpsuit and a "black box" wrist restraint, despite his claim that both would cause him excruciating pain...
LINK - CourthouseNews.com
