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U.S. v. RICKETTS

Nos. 97-3434, 97-3911.

146 F.3d 492 (1998)

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Edwin Dwane RICKETTS and Arthur Lee Jones, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided June 11, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard H. Lloyd (argued), W. Charles Grace, Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Fairview Heights, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Patrick W. Fitzgerald (argued), Alton, IL, for Edwin D. Ricketts.

John Dale Stobbs (argued), East Alton, IL, for Arthur L. Jones.

Before COFFEY, EASTERBROOK, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.

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...

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