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$330,000 Verdict in MI Beating
Loaded on Feb. 15, 2001
published in Prison Legal News
February, 2001, page 11
On October 8, 1999, a federal jury deliberated four hours before returning a $330,000 verdict in favor of Richard Johnson. Johnson, a Michigan state prisoner, had been imprisoned at the Ionia Correctional Facility. While being moved to a different cell, Johnson was shoved from behind by a prison guard (FNU) ...
Filed under:
Injury -- Misc.,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Damages.
Location:
Michigan.
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