Cruel and Unusual

<p>A federal court in Louisiana <strong><a href="http://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/crualandunusual.pdf">ordered</a></strong> a former correctional officer to pay two inmates $7,500 each in damages for violating their Eighth Amendment rights. The inmates sustained burns and scars after the officer poured hot coffee on them.</p>

BATON ROUGE — A federal court in Louisiana ordered a former correctional officer to pay two inmates $7,500 each in damages for violating their Eighth Amendment rights. The inmates sustained burns and scars after the officer poured hot coffee on them.

Categories / Civil Rights, Government

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