Pelican Bay $600,000 Wrongful Death Settlement
California taxpayers coughed up another $600,000 to settle a use-of-force lawsuit at Pelican Bay State Prison. The biggest chunk of the award goes to the family of Jesse Castillo, who was shot and killed by guards while engaged in a fistfight on Pelican Bay's "A" Yard.
"It was an unjustifiable ...
"It was an unjustifiable ...
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