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PLRA Physical Injury Requirement Defined
Loaded on Aug. 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
August, 1997, page 14
The court of appeals for the fifth circuit held that the Prison Litigation Reform Act's (PLRA) physical injury requirement for prisoners seeking money damages is the same as the standard used in determining eighth amendment claims. This ruling is significant because it is the first circuit court ruling on any ...
Filed under:
Pat Searches,
Eighth Amendment,
Physical Injury Rule,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings.
Location:
Texas.
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