Legal Opinion
Slone v. Lincoln County
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided March 16, 2017No. Civil Action No. 5: 15-327-DCRPublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
Danny C. Reeves, United States District Judge
Approximately seven hours after being booked into the Lincoln County Jail, inmate Tuanya Slone hanged herself in an isolation cell and died. The administratix of Slone’s estate filed this action alleging that Lincoln County, the Lincoln County Jailer, and several deputy jailers were deliberately indifferent to Slone’s risk of suicide. The plaintiff also contends that the defendants were negligent and grossly negligent under state law and that Slone’s estate is entitled to damages under Kentucky’s wrongful death statute.
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