Abstract
Inmate Suicide in Prisons: an Analysis of Legal Liability Under 42 USC Section 1983
Hanser R
The author argues that U.S. case law pertaining to prison suicide liability in Section 1983 civil lawsuits shows several trends in future liability considerations. Past Supreme Court decisions regarding deliberate indifference standards are compared with present deliberate indifference standards, arguing that recent decisions do not constitute a benefit to plaintiffs in prison suicide cases, but rather have created difficulties in proving suicide liability as a violation of constitutionally established civil rights. (46 refs)