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Beating Violates Eighth Amendment

Loaded on June 15, 1992 published in Prison Legal News June, 1992, page 9
Filed under: Retaliation for Filing Grievances, Attorney Fee Awards, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Damages. Location: Louisiana.
Alfred Flowers is a Louisiana state prisoner who was handcuffed and shackled after a disciplinary hearing, then beaten and kicked by three prison guards without provocation. Flowers suffered a sprained ankle, small abrasions and limited movement range of his limbs as a result of the attack. He then filed suit ...

 

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