Robinson v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

• Position: FAILURE TO PROTECT - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

PRISONER ON PRISONER ASSAULT

Robinson v. U.S. Bureau of Prisons, 244 F.Supp.2d 57 (N.D.N.Y. 2003). The mother of a federal prisoner who died after he was stabbed by another inmate, brought [section] 1983 and Federal Tort Claims Act actions against prison officials. The district court held that prison officials were not deliberately indifferent to the serious medical needs of the inmate, and that the officials were not negligent under state law. The mother had alleged inadequate supervision and staffing practices, citing an instance in which one corrections officer supervised 219...