Is a pretrial detainee entitled to the same due process rights as a defendant?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Reihley v. McGill, 988 F.2d 121 (9th Cir. 1993):
This court has held that a pretrial detainee's due process rights are at least as great as the Eighth Amendment protections against cruel and unusual punishment. See Maddox v. Los Angeles, 792 F.2d 1408, 1414 (9th Cir.1986).
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