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PLRA Requires More Than De Minimus Physical Injury

Loaded on April 15, 2003 published in Prison Legal News April, 2003, page 24
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Overcrowding, Eighth Amendment, Jail Specific, Physical Injury Rule, Damages. Location: Nevada.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that 42 U.S.C. §1997e(e) requires a prisoner demonstrate more than de minimus physical injury to receive compensatory damages for mental and emotional claims. Pre-trial detainee Eric Oliver filed a civil rights action alleging he endured overcrowded and "dehumanizing" conditions during three separate …

 

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