Missouri Proposes $2.2 Million Settlement

Loaded on Sept. 15, 1999 published in Verdict1 September, 1999, page 11

Filed under: Out of State Transfers, Private Prisons, Capital Correctional Resources Inc, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Stun Guns/Tasers, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Dogs, Damages, Settlements, Seizure of Prisoner Funds. Locations: Missouri, Texas.

On June 25, 1999, the state of Missouri filed a proposed $2.2 million settlement in U.S. District Court that would dispose of 32 lawsuits filed in state and federal courts by 700 - 2,100 Missouri prisoners abused in Texas jails. The lawsuits stem partly from abuses that occurred during a ...

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