Law Practice
Nov. 18, 2008
Prisons Must Protect Inmates, Panel Says
An appeals court ruled Friday that state prison officials failed in their duty to protect a transgender inmate from being sexually assaulted.
Daily Journal Staff Writer An appeals court ruled Friday that state prison officials failed in their duty to protect a transgender inmate from being sexually assaulted. The opinion, a reversal of the trial court, marks the first time the appeals court has weighed in on the question of whether there is a special relationship between prison guards and inmates that requires the guards to protect them. Alexis Giraldo, who identi...
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