U.S. appeals court: private provider.

• Position: Liability - Brief Article

Warren v. District of Columbia, 353 F.3d 36 (D.C.Cir. 2004). A prisoner brought a pro se [section] 1983 action against the District of Columbia, alleging that he suffered constitutional violations while incarcerated in a private prison operated under contract with the District. The district court dismissed the claim and the prisoner appealed. The appeals court reversed and remanded, finding that the prisoner's allegations that the District had, or should have had, knowledge of...