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Cruel and Unusual

A federal court in Louisiana ordered a former correctional officer to pay two inmates $7,500 each in damages for violating their Eighth Amendment rights. The inmates sustained burns and scars after the officer poured hot coffee on them.

BATON ROUGE — A federal court in Louisiana ordered a former correctional officer to pay two inmates $7,500 each in damages for violating their Eighth Amendment rights. The inmates sustained burns and scars after the officer poured hot coffee on them.

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