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Kansas Supreme Court Reverses Jail Suicide Summary Judgment

The Kansas Supreme Court unanimously held that jailers were not entitled to summary judgment for failing to prevent a detainee's suicide.

Anthony Stapleton was detained in the Shawnee County Adult Detention Center, from October 23, 2002, until his November 29, 2002 suicide. While there, Stapleton was given suicide risk evaluations ...

 

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