Skip navigation
× You've used up your 3 free articles for this month. Subscribe today.

South Dakota Guard Liable for Prisoner’s Electrocution Death

The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a prison work crew guard was not entitled to qualified immunity in an Eighth Amendment suit alleging he failed to protect a prisoner from death by electrocution due to a downed power line.

This lawsuit, brought by the estate of South ...

 

Full article and associated cases available to subscribers.

As a digital subscriber to Prison Legal News, you can access full text and downloads for this and other premium content.

Subscribe today

Already a subscriber? Login