The Supreme Court will consider whether a prisoner can sue staff for money damages after they allegedly denied his requests for medical treatment after being assaulted during a gang-related fight.
The case granted Monday centers on the continued viability of civil rights lawsuits that accuse federal prison employees of showing deliberate indifference to serious medical needs.
Kekai Watanabe, who was released from custody in 2024, claims staff ignored his request to go to the hospital after rival gang members attacked him at the Federal Detention Center Honolulu. He received an X-ray several months later, which showed he sustained a fractured ...
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