Thompson v. Spears.

• Position: SAFETY AND SECURITY - Deliberate indifference to his safety, negligent - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

STAFFING

Thompson v. Spears, 336 F.Supp.2d 1224 (S.D.Fla. 2004). A prisoner brought an action against a county and a jail official, alleging deliberate indifference to his safety, negligent supervision, and negligent infliction of emotional distress. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the defendants. The court held that a lack of monitoring devices in jail cells did not pose an objectively substantial risk of harm to the inmate, particularly in light...