Mississippi Supreme Court
Barbara Clay
May 23, 2024
Summary
The court affirmed summary judgment for Tunica County on the plaintiffs' claim that the County's policies, customs, or training caused a detainee's suicide. The plaintiffs did not identify an official policy or custom that directly caused the constitutional injury, nor did they present evidence of deliberate indifference or a pattern of similar violations sufficient to support failure-to-train liability. The court also concluded that the alleged failure of a single jail employee could not establish municipal liability through respondeat superior.