A.M. v. Luzerne County Juvenile Detention Center.U.S. Appeals Court MEDICAL CARE FAILURE TO PROVIDE CARE A.M. v. Luzerne County Juvenile Detention Center A detention center or a detention centre is any location used for detention. Specifically, it can mean:
n. A person held in custody or confinement: a political detainee. Noun 1. detainee - some held in custody political detainee , by and through his mother, sued a county juvenile detention center and county officials alleging that they violated his substantive due process The substantive limitations placed on the content or subject matter of state and federal laws by the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. rights by failing to protect him from harm. The district court granted summary judgment for the defendants and the detainee appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part, reversed and remanded in part. The appeals court held that the custodial setting of the juvenile detention center presented a situation in which forethought fore·thought n. 1. Deliberation, consideration, or planning beforehand. 2. Preparation or thought for the future. See Synonyms at prudence. about the detainee's welfare was not only feasible but obligatory obligatory /ob·lig·a·to·ry/ (ob-lig´ah-tor?e) obligate. obligatory unavoidable; something that is bound to occur. , therefore the detainee's claims must be analyzed under the deliberate indifference standard. The court found that summary judgment was precluded by fact issues as to whether the detention center's staff were deliberately indifferent to the mental health needs and safety of the detainee. The detainee had been subjected to repeated assaults by fellow residents. (Luzerne County Juvenile Detention Center, Pennsylvania) |
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