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Pelican Bay News
Loaded on Nov. 15, 1991
published in Prison Legal News
November, 1991, page 9
Hello from Pelican Bay State Prison - SHU. I have some legal news. The following prisoners, Bwana Millon, James X. Williamson, Thomas Fetters, and Nicholas X. Delamat have joined in a writ of mandamus petition in state superior court, county of Del Norte (case no. 91-141-X). The prisoners are African …
Filed under:
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings.
Location:
California.
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