What is the state's failure to protect convicted inmates against assault by fellow inmates?
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The following excerpt is from Grayson v. Rison, 945 F.2d 1064 (9th Cir. 1991):
5 In Redman v. County of San Diego, 942 F.2d 1435, 1440 n. 7 (9th Cir.1991) (en banc), we said: "[T]he state's failure to protect [convicted prisoners] against assaults by other prisoners results in a constitutional violation when that failure constitutes deliberate indifference to their safety." Appellant makes no allegation that prison officials were deliberately indifferent to his safety.
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