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Qualified Immunity Awarded to Guards for Restraint Necessitating Amputation

The Court of Appeals of Georgia has affirmed the grant of qualified immunity for two Glynn County Detention Center (GCDC) guards accused of violating a prisoner’s civil rights resulting in leg amputation.

Diana Whitten was arrested for a probation violation and taken to GCDC. Whitten became disruptive in her cell ...

 

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