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FL: Trial begins on gassing mentally ill inmates

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FL: Trial begins on gassing mentally ill inmatesSeptember 3, 2008 Trial begins on gassing mentally ill inmates By Paul Pinkham, The Times-Union A Jacksonville judge begins hearing evidence today about the use of pepper spray, tear gas and other chemical agents on mentally ill inmates by guards at Florida State Prison. U.S. District Judge Timothy Corrigan is being asked to decide whether the practice is constitutional. Lawyers for the inmates plan to argue that gassing confined mentally ill inmates for behavior caused by their illness is cruel and unusual punishment. They are asking Corrigan to halt the practice and require the state Department of Corrections to videotape gassing incidents and provide soap to gassed inmates. Prison system lawyers maintain the practice is appropriate in some circumstances and that each gassing incident is unique...continue to full post

Full post as published by Lethal Injection on September 05, 2008 (boomark / email).

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