Montana Paying for 1991 Prison Uprising

Loaded on Sept. 15, 1997 published in Verdict1 September, 1997, page 14

Filed under: Prison Rebellion, Conditions of Confinement, Strip Cells, Restraints, Settlements, Failure to Protect (Wrongful Death). Location: Montana.

The state of Montana agreed to pay $60,000 to the parents of a prisoner killed during a 1991 uprising at the maximum security Deer Lodge prison. It was the second settlement among 13 state court cases filed against prison officials. In January 1995, the state agreed to pay $150,000 to ...

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