Boyd v. Anderson.

• Position: Fire safety, prisoners' rights petition - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

FIRE SAFETY

Boyd v. Anderson, 265 F.Supp.2d 952 (N.D.Ind. 2003). Prisoners filed a complaint in state court, alleging that state corrections officials had violated their federally-protected rights while they were confined in a state prison. The case was removed to federal court, where some of the claims were dismissed. The court noted that the Eight Amendment deliberate indifference standard...