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Private Citizen Liable for Jail Slavery Under §1983

Private Citizen Liable for Jail Slavery Under §1983

A federal district court in Georgia held that a private citizen who exercises authority over a county prisoner can be held liable under 42 U.S.C. §1983 as a state actor.

Lamar County, Georgia prisoner, James Marshall Mauldin, Jr., filed suit against James ...

 

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