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Nominal Damages in Eighth Amendment Claim Upheld

Loaded on Jan. 15, 1994 published in Prison Legal News January, 1994, page 10
Filed under: Sexual Assault, Prisoner-Staff Assault, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Damages, Evidentiary Ruling, Jury Instructions. Location: Missouri.
Rederick Cummings was accused of attempting to rape a prison employee. During the course of "investigating" the rape allegations prison officials beat Cummings several times. Cummings filed suit alleging that the beatings violated his eighth amendment rights. At trial a jury found two of the defendants liable and awarded him ...

 

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