According to the U.S.Supreme Court,there is an exception to the no-duty-to-protect-rule,called the special-relationship exception.That special relationship is:

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The special-relationship exception applies when there is a custody relationship between the state and an individual, such as when a person is in police custody, incarcerated, or institutionalized. In these situations, the state has a duty to protect the individual from harm.