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Court Enjoins Torture of Jail Prisoners
Loaded on May 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1993, page 4
Two Mississippi jail prisoners tried to escape from the jail by smashing their way out. Their attempt failed and guards secured and restrained them in an interrogation cell. The sheriff questioned the two men as to the location of their escape tools, which had not been used in the attempt. …
Filed under:
Disciplinary Hearings,
Self Incrimination,
Escapes,
Attorney Fee Awards,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Preliminary Injunctions/TRO's.
Location:
Mississippi.
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