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Louisiana Sheriff Denied Qualified Immunity in Detainee's Suicide
The Fifth Circuit issued a mixed ruling after Louisiana Sheriff's officers appealed the denial of qualified immunity on a jail suicide matter.
In August 1996, Sheila Jacobs was arrested for attempted murder. Sheriff Bill Daniel was told that she had tried and failed to kill herself just before her arrest. ...
In August 1996, Sheila Jacobs was arrested for attempted murder. Sheriff Bill Daniel was told that she had tried and failed to kill herself just before her arrest. ...
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