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Damages Awarded in New York Retaliation Suit

Loaded on May 15, 2001 published in Prison Legal News May, 2001, page 27
Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Retaliatory Transfers, Retaliation for Organizing, Work, Prison Labor, Work Conditions/Safety, False Charges (Disciplinary Hearings), Education, Damages, New Trial Motions, Qualified Immunity. Location: New York.
Damages Awarded In New York Retaliation Suit

A Federal District Court in New York awarded a prisoner $4,221.40 for back wages and educational costs, but denied punitive damages in a successful retaliation suit. The court later denied the defendants' motion for reconsideration.

In 1988, New York state prisoner Kenneth L. ...

 

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