Concepcion v. Morton.

PositionCorrections officials used excessive force - Brief Article

U.S. Appeals Court

PLRA -- Prison Litigation Reform Act

EXHAUSTION

Concepcion v. Morton, 306 F.3d 1347 (3rd Cir. 2002). Prisoners brought an action alleging that corrections officials used excessive force in two separate incidents. The district court denied summary judgment for the defendants and they appealed. The appeals court reversed, finding that the exhaustion requirement in the Prison Litigation Reform Act (PLRA) applied to the grievance procedure described in the inmate...

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