After years of civil rights protests over the conditions at Parchman, including efforts by the Freedom Riders, four Parchman inmates brought suit against the prison superintendant in federal district court alleging violation of their civil rights.
After years of civil rights protests over the conditions at Parchman, including efforts by the Freedom Riders, civil rights lawyer Roy Haber began to systematically collect evidence of the abuse. Represented by Haber, four Parchman inmates brought suit against the prison superintendant in federal district court alleging violation of their civil rights.