prison attack
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Federal judge says inmate attacked by other prisoners cannot sue corrections officers
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An incarcerated man, allegedly attacked by other prisoners because of his status as a sex offender, cannot sue corrections officials for failing to protect him, a federal judge ruled last month. Even though Emanuel Pittman reportedly told multiple prison officials that other inmates were threatening his life, U.S. Magistrate Judge Kristen L. Mix explained it…
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Federal judge declines to dismiss inmate’s lawsuit over prison stabbing
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A federal judge has once again rejected the federal government’s to dismiss a lawsuit seeking to hold it liable for a prison yard attack on an inmate. Within 24 hours of his arrival at the United States Penitentiary at Florence, David J. Martin alleged he was stabbed 19 times with a knife by his co-defendant in full…
