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$500 Award in Failure to Protect NY Prisoner from Assault
William Blake, Jr., a prisoner at the Sullivan Correctional Facility (SCF),
filed a pro se law suit against SCF, for failing to prevent another
prisoner from assaulting him, in SCF's Special Housing Unit (SHU).
In November 1998, a prisoner reached out of his feed-up hatch" and cut
Blake across the neck, while he was being escorted to the shower area in
the SHU. Blake suffered a laceration and residual scar to his neck as a
result of the attack. On January 29, 2002, the New York state Court of
Claims held that the policy of the SHU was to keep the feed-up hatch locked
at all times, and that only a prison guard could have left it open.
Therefore the state was negligent in leaving the hatch open which resulted
in Blake's injuries. The court awarded Blake $500, in damages for his
injury. See: Blake v. State of New York, Claim No. 99695 (Court of Claims,
New York).
filed a pro se law suit against SCF, for failing to prevent another
prisoner from assaulting him, in SCF's Special Housing Unit (SHU).
In November 1998, a prisoner reached out of his feed-up hatch" and cut
Blake across the neck, while he was being escorted to the shower area in
the SHU. Blake suffered a laceration and residual scar to his neck as a
result of the attack. On January 29, 2002, the New York state Court of
Claims held that the policy of the SHU was to keep the feed-up hatch locked
at all times, and that only a prison guard could have left it open.
Therefore the state was negligent in leaving the hatch open which resulted
in Blake's injuries. The court awarded Blake $500, in damages for his
injury. See: Blake v. State of New York, Claim No. 99695 (Court of Claims,
New York).
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Related legal case
Blake v. State of New York
| Year | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Cite | Claim No. 99695 (Court of Claims, New York) |
| Level | State Trial Court |
| Conclusion | Bench Verdict |
| Attorney Fees | 0 |
| Damages | 0 |
| Injunction Status | N/A |