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First Circuit Holds Higher Standard for Prison Riot Claims

The U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals, affirming the U.S. District Court
for the District of Puerto Rico, upheld dismissal of a former prisoner's
complaint against Puerto Rican prison officials arising from an injury the
prisoner received when guards tried to quell a riot.

Victor Torres-Viera was a prisoner at ...

 

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