$1.75 Million in Oregon Excessive Force Jail Settlement

Loaded on Aug. 15, 2000 published in Verdict1 August, 2000, page 17

Filed under: Brain Injury, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Pepper Spray/Tear Gas, Restraints, Damages, Settlements. Location: Oregon.

On March 29, 2000, the Klamath County Jail in Medford, Oregon, paid $1.75 million to settle an excessive force lawsuit filed by a former jail detainee. In 1997 Dana Lecomte was in the Klamath county jail on charges of driving with a suspended license. Jail guards claim Leconte was "out ...

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