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SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND FORCED HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONSHIPS IN PRISON - CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT

NCJ Number
5334
Journal
Albany Law Review Volume: 36 Issue: 2 Dated: (WINTER 1972) Pages: 429-438
Author(s)
ANON
Date Published
1972
Length
10 pages
Annotation
GROWING AWARENESS BY THE COURTS THAT SUBJECTING PRISONERS TO SEXUAL ASSAULTS AND FORCED HOMOSEXUAL RELATIONS CONSTITUTES CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT.