Utah Jail Settles ADA Suit

Loaded on Oct. 15, 1999 published in Verdict1 October, 1999, page 14

Filed under: Disabled Prisoners, Conditions of Confinement, Showers, Settlements, Americans with Disabilities Act, Premises Liability. Location: Utah.

On May 6, 1999, Salt Lake County, Utah, settled a lawsuit by paying $2,000 in damages, $4,000 in attorney fees and agreeing to modify its jail for the handicapped. Robert Earls, a former jail detainee, is missing a leg and must use a prosthesis. The prosthetic leg must be removed ...

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