Can a prison official be held liable for failing to intervene in the case of a prisoner who is suffering from severe mental illness?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Carson v. Martinez, Case No.: 16cv1736-JLS (BLM) (S.D. Cal. 2019):
"A prison official can violate a prisoner's Eighth Amendment rights by failing to intervene." Robins v. Meecham, 60 F.3d 1436, 1442 (9th Cir.1995). "[H]owever, officers can be held liable
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