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New York Prisoner Awarded Almost $280,000 in Retaliation Claim Against Guards

Loaded on May 1, 2025 published in Prison Legal News May, 2025, page 54
Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements. Location: New York.

Legal costs and fees awarded on January 6, 2025, nearly tripled a $100,000 jury verdict for New York state prisoner Crushaun Hundley in his retaliation claim against a pair of Elmira Correctional Facility guards. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Court upheld the verdict on August 21, ...

 

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