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Virginia Jail Prisoner Awarded $7,500 after Being Beaten By Guards
Loaded on May 15, 2010
published in Prison Legal News
May, 2010, page 16
On September 3, 2009, U.S. District Judge Richard L. Williams entered judgment in favor of a Virginia prisoner who was beaten by guards. In all, the prisoner was awarded $7,500.
Filed under:
Attorney Fee Awards,
Attorney Fees (PLRA),
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Damages.
Location:
Virginia.
On September 20, 2005, there was a disturbance at the Piedmont Regional Jail in Farmville, Virginia. Prisoners in a pod ...
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