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Doctor Granted Qualified Immunity in Texas Prisoner's Suicide
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held a psychiatrist at the Coffield Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections is entitled to qualified immunity in the suicide death of a prisoner. The prisoner had a history of psychological problems and was suffering from bipolar disorder. On numerous occasions he threatened ...
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