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Lawrence v. Bowersox, No. 01-1813 (8th Cir.) (297 F.3d 727) (July 22, 2002) (Judge C. Arlen Beam)

Loaded on Aug. 1, 2002 published in Punch and Jurists August 26, 2002
Filed under: Punch And Jurists, Cruel and Unusual Punishment.

Here the Court held that dousing prisoners with pepper spray from a large cannister violated their rights to be free from cruel and unusual punishment under the Eighth Amendment and gave rise to discovery sanctions against prison officials.

After a prison riot was quelled, officers searched for weapons …

 

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