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$3 in Damages, $1,920 in Costs Awarded to Stabbed, Disabled Prisoner
The plaintiff, a paraplegic, alleged that he was assaulted and stabbed by another prisoner with staff complicity. The jury found that a defendant had conspired to violate the Eighth Amendment and awarded $1.00 nominal, $1.00 compensatory and $1.00 punitive damages. Since the jury found that this defendant did not carry ...
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