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Mississippi Detainees Awarded Damages in Disciplinary Suit
Loaded on June 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
June, 1997, page 26
A federal district court in Mississippi held that the due process rights of two pre trial detainees were violated when they were placed in disciplinary segregation without a hearing. The court awarded each detainee $600 in damages. The court also taxed litigation costs against the defendants.
Filed under:
Disciplinary Hearings,
Liberty Interests,
Notice of Hearing,
Damages,
Costs,
Qualified Immunity.
Location:
Mississippi.
Percy Dean and Charles ...
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