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Sixth Circuit Won’t Hold Michigan County Liable After Mentally Ill Prisoner Impregnates Another
Loaded on April 19, 2023
by Harold Hempstead
Filed under:
Immunity/Liability,
Failure to Treat (Mental Illness),
Failure to Protect (Staff).
Location:
Michigan.
by Harold Hempstead
On May 3, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed summary judgment favoring for defendant officials with Wayne County, Michigan, in a complaint filed by one mentally ill prisoner who was impregnated by another while they were confined for treatment.
Felicia Morgan was ...
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