Prison stabbing

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal court in Arkansas denied the state correctional department’s motion to dismiss a civil rights lawsuit filed by a prisoner who was stabbed 10 times by another inmate while watching TV. He says the prison should have protected him from this attack, but the state says his complaint should remain an internal matter. The court agrees the grievance has merit.

Read the ruling here.

Read the magistrate’s recommendations here.

Categories / Briefs, Civil Rights, Government, Personal Injury

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