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Judge’s order requires Farm Line ‘be treated with human decency’
['Bernard Smith']
The Lens
Terrance Winn, 51, who spent 30 years at Angola and worked the Farm Line for 25 of them, was happy to hear of Jackson’s decision.
Recent DOC policy changes hurt field workersThe DOC had adopted a few policy changes that made life harder for Farm Line workers, PJI lawyers told the court.
Angola officials have told the court that Farm Line workers tend fields that provide vegetables to the prison cafeteria.
The suit argues that Farm Line operations, especially during stifling Louisiana heat, violate the Eighth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, which protects people from cruel and unusual punishment.
“There is no justifiable reason for Angola to continue operating the Farm Line.
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