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California Prisoner Threatened and Maltreated by Prison Guards Settles
Loaded on June 21, 2018
by Christopher Zoukis
Filed under:
Threats by Staff,
Racial Discrimination,
Retaliation,
Searches,
Conditions of Confinement,
Eighth Amendment,
Excessive Force,
Guards/Staff,
First Amendment, rights.
Location:
California.
by Christopher Zoukis
Christopher T. Jackson, a prisoner at Lancaster State Prison, California, agreed to settle his civil rights claim against a guard who allegedly retaliated against him with threats, insults, and excessive searches.
In 2005, Jackson had filed a lawsuit against several prison guards at Lancaster for their ...
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