Strip Searched Massachusetts Women Settle Suit for $80,000

Loaded on Sept. 15, 1998 published in Verdict1 September, 1998, page 21

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Searches, Cell Searches, Strip Searches, Prison/Common Area Searches, Drug Testing, Damages, Settlements, Prisoner Property. Location: Massachusetts.

On December 12, 1997, the Massachusetts DOC settled a lawsuit filed by women prisoners for a total of $80,000 plus attorney fees. The class action suit was filed in Suffolk county superior court on behalf of 112 female prisoners by Massachusetts Correctional Legal Services. In the middle of the night ...

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