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Colorado Federal Facility Segregation Suit Settles For $150

Loaded on March 15, 2009

Filed under: Retaliation, Snitch Jacketing, Retaliatory Segregation, Settlements, Ad-Seg Hearings. Location: Colorado.

Colorado federal prisoner Lonnie Benefield brought a Bivens action against United States Penitentiary (USP) personnel at Florence and its warden in 1998 for placing him in segregation without due process. The suit settled for $150.

Benefield was allegedly participating in programs suggested by the Program Review Board. When he asked ...

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