Williams v. Norris, No. 5:05CV00048JMM/HLJ (E.D.Ark.) (721 F.Supp.2d 824) (June 14, 2010) (Judge James M. Moody)
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January 10, 2011
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Administrative Detention/Segregation.
Here the Court approved an award of $4,846 in nominal damages in a lawsuit under the Prison Litigation Reform Act by an inmate who was held in Administrative Segregation for 4,846 days without proper justification or any periodic reviews of his status.
In Arkansas, a state inmate is …
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