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Alabama Ends Chain Gang Experiment

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2001 published in Prison Legal News September, 2001, page 4
Filed under: Prison Labor, Chain Gangs, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Clothing, Toilets, Water, Exposure to Heat, Restraints. Location: Alabama.

A federal district court in Alabama has approved a settlement between Alabama state prisoners and the prison system, effectively ending Alabama's flirtation with chain gangs. The court also held that the practice of chaining prisoners to a "hitching post" is unconstitutional, cruel and unusual punishment.

Alabama state prisoners Michael A. ...

 

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