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No Liability for Jail Bunk Assignment Policy

The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals held that prison officials cannot be liable for an unfortunate random act of violence. This action was filed by a pre-trial detainee at Indiana's LaPorte County jail, alleging jail policy resulted in his being attacked by another detainee and losing an eye. The jail's …

 

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