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Federal Court Holds PLRA Physical Injury Requirement Applies After Release
A federal district court for the Southern District of New York has held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA's) "physical injury" requirement, 42 U.S.C. §1997e(e), applies to actions brought by released prisoners. This ruling conflicts with several federal circuits, possibly including the Second Circuit (covering New York), that have ...
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