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Prison Failed to Meet Good Faith Standard in Denying Basic Privileges to Prisoner Placed in Protective Custody

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2011

Filed under: Protective Custody. Location: Illinois.

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals determined that defendants failed to meet a good faith standard.

Malcome Little, an Illinois state prisoner, was victim to several sexual assaults and numerous instances of being victimized by gang members as well as more aggressive prisoners. Little requested help, and was placed ...

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