Thompson v. Spears.

• Position: Deliberate indifference to safety and negligence - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE

FAILURE TO SUPERVISE

STAFFING LEVELS

PRISONER CHECKS

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...