$586,000 to Settle KY Jail Strip Search Suit

Loaded on Nov. 15, 2000 published in Verdict1 November, 2000, page 29

Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Settlements, Injunctions, Municipal Liability. Location: Kentucky.

On January 25, 2000, Jefferson County, Kentucky, announced it would pay $586,000 to 31 people strip searched after being booked into the Jefferson county jail on minor traffic offenses in 1993. Previously, PLN reported that Jefferson County had paid $11.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit by 6-8,000 people ...

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