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Abstract: 

In Sanchez v. Young Co. Texas, 956 F.3d 785 (5th Cir. 2020), plaintiffs’ counsel cited more than a dozen de facto policies that allegedly caused Ms. Simpson to be denied her constitutional right to medical care. The district court initially granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment in all respects. The Fifth Circuit affirmed in part but reversed and remanded as to the Sec. 1983, conditions of confinement claim. The remand was to consider whether there was a genuine issue of material fact that should survive and reach a jury. Conditions at the Young County Jail prove that the existence of a State Commission and Standards, without close supervision jails can easily descend to unacceptable levels of neglect and indifference in acting on clear signs of suicide risk.

Keywords: Sanchez v. Young Co. Texas; suicide risk

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