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Parent can’t bring §1983 action over jail suicide 

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    • May 28, 2013

A parent did not have standing to pursue a §1983 cause of action for the suicide of her adult child while in county jail, the Idaho Supreme Court has ruled in reversing judgment.
The plaintiff’s son was incarcerated in a county jail after being arrested for armed robbery. On his » […]

Original post by http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/05/28/parent-cant-bring-%c2%a71983-action-over-jail-suicide/

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