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Visitor Awarded Damages
Loaded on May 15, 1994
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1994, page 7
A man visiting his brother in jail was awarded damages both for battery and for violation of his civil rights, based on a guard's attack on him and making of racially derogatory remarks. On appeal, the Minnesota state appeals court ruled that because the racial slurs were coupled with the …
Filed under:
Racial Discrimination,
Attorney Fee Awards,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Damages.
Location:
Minnesota.
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