QUESTION
my son was assaulted in a texas correctional facility
Asked on Mar 17th, 2025 on Civil Rights - Texas
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My son was assaulted while in custody at a correctional facility in Karnes County, TX. He suffered multiple concussions, an injury to his right ear causing hearing loss, a testicular injury, a fractured wrist, ankle, three fractured ribs, and a throat injury. Although there were witnesses, the assailants covered the cameras, and the response time was slow. He filed a complaint with the facility but received no response and faced additional hardships, such as being denied his walker, removal of mattresses, and being forced to move to a top bunk. We have not contacted a lawyer yet, but I am his father living in California. What are his legal options?
1 ANSWER
The burden to prove negligence in prison assault cases is to establish that the prison staff was on actual or constructive notice that your son was at risk of being attacked but they were deliberately indifferent in taking measures to stop said attack. If your son can establish these facts he has a viable case against the correctional facility.
Answered on Mar 18th, 2025 at 6:09 AM