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Sandin Does Not Apply to Pretrial Detainees

The Seventh Circuit court of appeals has held that a pretrial detainee may not be punished for his crime prior to conviction and that Sandin v. Conner, 515 U.S. 472 (1995), does not apply to suits by pretrial detainees.

Ricky Joe Rapier was a pretrial detainee awaiting trial at the ...

 

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