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Federal Prison Staff Are Law Enforcement Official For Purposes Of FTCA Claims

by Dan Manville

Federal prisoners are no longer able to sue pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) for property that was negligently lost or destroyed by federal prison staff. In Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, 128 S.Ct. 831 (2008), the United States Supreme Court held that federal ...

 

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