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Damages Awarded in PA Beating and Walk
Loaded on May 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
May, 1993, page 5
William Giroux is a Pennsylvania state prisoner. He filed suit claiming that his eighth amendment rights were violated when prison guards beat him and made him walk a lengthy distance in manacles and chains, knowing he had a heart condition. After a bench trial the court ruled in Giroux's favor. ...
Filed under:
Cardiovascular,
Attorney Fee Awards,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Restraints,
Witnesses.
Location:
Pennsylvania.
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