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Jail Staff Not Unreasonable Placing Arrestee in GP, Suicide Attempt Followed  


Author:  Fred Cohen.


Source: Volume 22, Number 04, November/December 2020 , pp.54-54(1)




Correctional Mental Health Report

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Abstract: 

Plaintiff, while confined in a Wisconsin jail, attempted suicide by hanging. Officers summoned an ambulance after cutting down Zachary Pulera and thereby saved Pulera’s life. In Pulera v. Sarzant, 966 F.3d 540 (7th Cir. 2020), the court carefully reviews the record and the district court’s decision. It upholds the grant of summary judgement for the defendants.

Keywords: Pulera v. Sarzant, 966 F.3d 540

Affiliations:  1: Executive Editor.

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