‘Extremely Dangerous’: Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit from Man Who Says Guards Smashed His Head Into Concrete, Critics Say It Gives Officials Free Pass to ‘Beat the S#!t Out’ of Inmates
A federal inmate cannot sue corrections officers for an alleged violent assault in a prison in Lee County Virginia in 2021, according to a Supreme Court ruling handed down Monday. The court rejected inmate Andrew Fields’ lawsuit seeking damages over allegations he was physically abused in solitary confinement. The 53-year-old Fields contended guards used excessive…
