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Prisoner Settles with Federal Bureau of Prisons Over Civil Right Violations
Loaded on Aug. 3, 2016
by Christopher Zoukis
Filed under:
Threats by Staff,
Failure to Protect (General),
Freedom of Information Act,
Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement,
PLN related.
Location:
Colorado.
Lonnie Benefield, a prisoner housed at United States Penitentiary Florence, Colorado, settled his claim against the Federal Bureau of Prisons for $150.00.
Benefield's suit was filed in March, 1998, and settled in June, 2002. The settlement agreement is one of many documents recently obtained by Prison Legal News …
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