U.S. Appeals Court: FAILURE TO SUPERVISE STAFFING LEVELS.

• Position: Prisoners and prisons - Brief Article

Marsh v. Butler County, Ala., 225 F.3d 1243 (11th Cir. 2000). Former county jail inmates brought a [sections] 1983 action to recover for injuries they sustained when they were beaten by other prisoners. The district court dismissed the action and the inmates appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded. The appeals court held that the inmates stated a claim against the county and a sheriff for deliberate indifference where there was a nexus between the county's sphere of responsibility...