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Eleventh Circuit Reinstates Beating Verdict
Loaded on Oct. 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
October, 1997, page 17
The court of appeals for the eleventh circuit reversed a judgment as a matter of law entered against a Florida prisoner after a jury found in his favor. The court reinstated both the verdict and a damage award for the prisoner. The court also held that the Florida DOC's hair ...
Filed under:
Racial Discrimination,
Eighth Amendment,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Grooming Rules,
Damages,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act,
Religious Grooming.
Location:
Florida.
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