Is an inmate entitled to sue for damages in the form of wrongful imprisonment?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Hamilton v. Chendehen, Case No.: 1:15-cv-00661-AWI-SAB (PC) (E.D. Cal. 2016):
inmate suits about prison life, whether they involve general circumstances or particular episodes, and whether they allege excessive force or some other wrong." Porter v. Nussle, 534 U.S. 516, 532 (2002).
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