Award Reversed For Connecticut Inmate Almighty Supremeborn Allah Who Challenged Confinement
- 6 years ago
On Wednesday, a divided federal appeals court threw out a more than $62,000 award, that said Connecticut had been ordered to pay a former inmate, who claimed that state unconstitutionally kept in segregation. The rebuked Connecticut for violating the due process rights of the former inmate. The man, Almighty Supreme Born Allah, said Connecticut segregated him for 358 days in 2010 and 2011 in a high-security prison in Somers following his arrest on drug-related offenses.