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New York Liable for Foreseeable Prisoner-on-Prisoner Assault; Prisoner Awarded $80,000 in Damages

A New York Court of Claims found that prison officials were 100% liable for injuries incurred from a foreseeable prisoner-on-prisoner assault at the Auburn Correctional Facility.

On July 17, 2003, prisoner Alexis Irizarry was assaulted by prisoner Castro, who Irizarry did not know or understand why he assaulted him. While ...

 

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