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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".

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