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Jury Verdict in Prisoner Attack Affirmed
Loaded on June 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
June, 1997, page 13
The court of appeals for the seventh circuit affirmed a jury verdict of $10,000 in favor of a prisoner whose cell was opened by a guard in order for him to be attacked by other prisoners. Edward Paulick, an Illinois state prisoner, was a member of the Northsiders gang and …
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Gang Policies,
Conditions of Confinement,
Failure to Protect (General).
Location:
Illinois.
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