Constitutional Law
Jun. 28, 2002
Inmate Cuffed to Hitching Post Can Sue, Justices Decide
WASHINGTON - Condemning treatment "antithetical to human dignity," the Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that an Alabama prisoner may seek damages from guards who handcuffed him to a hitching post for hours in the hot sun as punishment.
In a 6-3 ruling, the justices said that the guar...
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