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$10,000 Verdict for Fired Guard’s Failure to Protect Louisiana Prisoner From Stabbing
Loaded on Jan. 1, 2024
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2024, page 35
Filed under:
Prisoner-Prisoner Assault,
Snitch Jacketing,
Failure to Protect (General),
Attorney Fee Awards,
Attorney Fees (PLRA).
Location:
Louisiana.
by David M. Reutter
The federal court for the Middle District of Louisiana found on July 18, 2023, that a guard at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center (EHCC) violated a prisoner’s Eighth Amendment rights by failing to intervene when he was assaulted by another prisoner. After a bench trial, the Court ...
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