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Tenth Circuit Says "Snitch" Label States Eighth Amendment Claim

Tenth Circuit Says "Snitch" Label States Eighth Amendment Claim

Finding that a guard deliberately labeled a prisoner as a snitch, the Tenth Circuit held the prisoner's Eighth Amendment rights were violated, the prisoner's fear of assault stated an Eighth Amendment claim, and the guard was not entitled to qualified immunity. ...

 

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