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Physical, Mental Suffering Resulting from Extra Duty States Claim

In this apparently novel issue in which Louisiana prisoners alleged that
extra duty imposed as a punishment for violating prison rules constituted
cruel and unusual punishment, the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals held
that the prisoners stated a claim and were entitled to in forma pauperis
status.

Three Louisiana ...

 

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