19-4222. PRIOR SHOWING OF PHYSICAL INJURY OR MENTAL ILLNESS REQUIRED. No civil action may be brought by a prisoner confined in a state, local or private correctional facility for mental or emotional injury suffered while in custody without a prior showing of either:
(1) Physical injury; or
(2) Diagnosed severe and disabling mental illness.
History:
[19-4222, added 1999, ch. 376, sec. 2, p. 1034; am. 2000, ch. 271, sec. 14, p. 785.]