U.S. Appeals Court: SUICIDE.

• Position: Prisoners and prisons - Brief Article

Estate of Novack Ex Rel. Turbin v. County of Wood, 226 F.3d 525 (7th Cir. 2000). The estate and mother of an inmate who committed suicide filed a [sections] 1983 action against a county. The district court granted summary judgment to the county and the appeals court affirmed. The appeals court held that mere knowledge that an inmate is behaving violently or "acting in a 'freaky' manner" is not sufficient to impute an awareness of a substantial risk of suicide for Eighth Amendment purposes. The court found that...