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$1.5 Million Illinois Prison Rape Verdict Overturned

In a 2-to-1 decision, the U.S. Court of
Appeals for the Seventh Circuit overturned a jury's $1.5 million verdict in favor of a prisoner who was sexually assaulted by his cellmate.


Anthony Riccardo and Juan Garcia were both housed in the segregation unit of the Centralia Correctional Center in Illinois. ...

 

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