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Thu 06 Jun 2004Ex-prisoners to seek 'slopping out' paymentsA Limerick-based solicitor is preparing to lodge a class action on behalf of hundreds of prisoners and former prisoners who are seeking compensation for having been "dehumanised" by the practice of "slopping out" - emptying chamber pots - while jailed.Solicitor Mr John Devane said that following a ruling last month at the European Court of Human Rights in favour of a Scottish prisoner, who was awarded almost €5,000 in compensation for slopping out, he is confident his action will succeed.