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Louisiana Guards' Conviction Upheld in Prisoner's Beating
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2003, page 5
A jury's conviction of three guards at the Louisianan State Penitentiary at Angola in the assault and beating of prisoner Raymond Jackson has been affirmed by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Sergeant Harrison Daniels was convicted in the assault, and denying Jackson medical care. Sergeant John Swan was also …
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Guard Misconduct,
Crime/Demographics,
Criminal Prosecution,
Guard Brutality/Beatings.
Location:
Louisiana.
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