U.S. v. Daniels.

• Position: FAILURE TO PROTECT - Case regarding prisoners abuse - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

OFFICER ON PRISONER ASSAULT

U.S. v. Daniels, 281 F.3d 168 (5th Cir. 2002). Three corrections officers were convicted for civil rights violations arising from an incident in which two of the officers beat a prisoner and the third officer was found to have "witnessed the attack and willfully permitted and made no attempt to stop it." The...