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MT Prisoners Win Damages and Fees in Riot Suit

On April 2, 1998, a federal jury in Montana ruled that state prison officials had violated the Eighth amendment rights of 13 prisoners. In September, 1991, a riot occurred at the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge. Five prisoners in protective custody were killed by other prisoners during the uprising. ...

 

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