Summary
A city may liable for failing to prevent the suicide of a woman jailed for a misdemeanor, the 9th Circuit has ruled in reversing a U.S. District Court.
While transporting the woman to protective custody, two police officers witnessed her wrap a seatbelt around her neck in an apparent attempt to choke herself, then scream that they should kill her or she would kill herself.See the full content of this document
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9th Circuit Says City May Be Liable for Prisoner's Suicide
The officers failed to report the incident to jail personnel or take the woma...
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