Legal Opinion
United States v. Edwin Dwane Ricketts and Arthur Lee Jones
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 11, 1998No. 97-3434, 97-3911PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EVANS, Circuit Judge.
Edwin Ricketts and Arthur Jones took part in a riot at the Federal Correctional Institution in Greenville, Illinois, on October 20,1995. The riot damaged the prison to the tune of $750,000 and displaced 250 inmates for 9 months before the part of the institution that was damaged could be repaired. The riot, which involved nonwhite prisoners, was ostensibly triggered by Congress’s refusal to follow a recommendation to eliminate the crack versus powder cocaine sentencing disparity under the federal sentencing guidelines. Another reason for the riot, and perhaps, considering…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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