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Cain v. Rock, No. Civ. Y-98-1930 (D.Md.) (67 F.Supp.2d 544) (October 14, 1999) (Judge Joseph H. Young)

Loaded on Dec. 1, 1999 published in Punch and Jurists December 27, 1999
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.

Here the District Court of Maryland denied a prisoner's civil rights claim under the Eighth Amendment, holding that the random rape of female prisoners by prison guards is not "punishment" for purposes of "cruel and unusual punishment".

QUOTE OF THE WEEK - Random rapes of female prisoners by prison guards ...

 

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