Minneci v. Pollard, No. 10-1104 (U.S. Supreme Court) (565 U.S. 118; 132 S.Ct. 617) (January 10, 2012) (Justice Breyer)
The question raised in this case was whether a Federal prisoner, incarcerated in a privately run Federal prison, could seek damages in the Federal courts from privately employed prison personnel for alleged constitutional violations in a Bivens-type action (under Bivens v. Six Unknown Fed. Narcotic Agents, 403 U.S. 388 (1971)). ...
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