Has Anything Changed? An Analysis of Federal Custodial Litigation Cases Post Kingsley v. Hendrickson

The Supreme Court set a standard of deliberate indifference for correctional conditions of confinement cases and have historically required proof of staff members’ state-of-mind. The Kingsley v. Hendrickson decision signaled a shift from that subjective requirement when the court applied a less oner...

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Main Author: Tartaro, Christine (Author)
Contributors: Nunez, Geldy
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: The prison journal
Year: 2023, Volume: 103, Issue: 4, Pages: 427-447
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Jails
Section 1983
suicide litigation
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Summary:The Supreme Court set a standard of deliberate indifference for correctional conditions of confinement cases and have historically required proof of staff members’ state-of-mind. The Kingsley v. Hendrickson decision signaled a shift from that subjective requirement when the court applied a less onerous objective standard in a case involving excessive force against a pretrial detainee. The question is how the Federal Appeals Courts would interpret Kingsley? Our findings indicate that the 12 courts differ in their application of the objective and subjective standards for conditions of confinement cases, including those for suicides of pretrial detainees.
ISSN:1552-7522
DOI:10.1177/00328855231188440