Federal judge orders Michigan prison to end use of non-medical restraints
15th Nov 2006, 04:22 GMT
[JURIST] A federal judge ruled Monday that officials at the Southern Michigan Correctional Facility [official website] must stop using non-medical restraints on prisoners because the "practice constitutes torture and violates the Eighth Amendment." Judge
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