Cruel & Unusual Punishment: The Tale of 2 Prisoner Rights Pro Bono Wins

Written By Brooks Igo

Within the same week, two separate teams of associates from Haynes Boone prevailed in two pro bono cases that protect the Eighth Amendment rights of an extremely sleep-deprived inmate whose health has suffered and an intellectually disabled inmate on death row. The Lawbook spoke to one lawyer on each team to learn more about the cases, how their firm got them and what the outcomes mean on a micro and macro level.

Brooks Igo
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