Is a prison officer's mental state a determinative factor in determining whether a prisoner should be released from prison without trial?

MultiRegion, United States of America

The following excerpt is from Hill v. Kramer, No. 2:18-cv-1178 WBS KJN P (E.D. Cal. 2018):

determination is premised on an assessment of the prison official's subjective state of mind. Id., citing Wilson v. Seiter, 501 U.S. 294, 302-03 (1991).

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