U.S. v. Terrell County, GA, No. 1:04-CV-76 (WLS) (M.D.Ga.) (457 F.Supp.2d 1359) (September 29, 2006) (Judge W. Louis Sands)
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January 01, 2007
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Deliberate Indifference.
In this case, District Judge W. Louis Sands found that the sheriff and other officials of Terrell County, GA were deliberately indifferent to the “grossly deficient” conditions in the local jail in numerous areas, including medical care, mental health care, protection from harm, environmental health and safety, and fire …
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