What is the current state of the law on the right to personal security in prison?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from McQueen v. California, No. 2:17-cv-0378 WBS AC P (E.D. Cal. 2019):
The Eighth Amendment requires prison officials to take reasonable measures to guarantee inmates' safety. See Farmer, 511 U.S. at 832. Indeed, the right to personal security constitutes an "historic liberty interest" which is not extinguished by lawful confinement, even for penal purposes. See Youngberg v. Romero, 457 U.S. 307, 315 (1982) (citations omitted).
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