U.S. appeals court prisoner on prisoner assault.

• Position: Failure & Protect - Brief Article

Robinson v. Prunty, 249 F.3d 862 (9th Cir. 2001). A prisoner filed a civil rights action alleging hat operation of integrated exercise yards in prison administrative segregation units constituted cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. The district court denied summary judgment to the defendants and the appeals court affirmed. The appeals court found a genuine issue of material fact as to whether prison officials' and officers' alleged conduct evidenced deliberate indifference to the risk that violent outbursts would result from placing inmates of different racial backgrounds...