Carrasquillo v. City of New York.

• Position: Prisoner transport - Brief Article

U.S. District Court

TRANSPORTATION

Carrasquillo v. City of New York, 324 F.Supp.2d 428 (S.D.N.Y. 2004). A city prisoner brought a suit alleging he was injured in a bus accident while being transported to court. The district court dismissed the action, in part. The court held that the city did not violate the prisoner's constitutional rights by failing to provide him with a seatbelt while transporting him in handcuffs on a bus. The inmate alleged that...