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Third Circuit Sets Standard for Juvenile Detainee Failure to Protect Claims

The Third Circuit Court of Appeals held that failure-to-protect
claims against a juvenile detention center and its staff were properly
analyzed under the deliberate indifference standard. The court also held
that issues of fact precluded summary judgment for the defendants.

On July 12, 1999, A.M., a thirteen year old, 92 ...

 

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