$1.18 Million in Santa Clara Co. Sexual Assault/Harassment Suit

Loaded on March 15, 2001 published in Verdict1 March, 2001, page 30

Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Sexual Harassment, Staff-Prisoner Harassment, Guard Misconduct, Gender Discrimination -- Women, Strip Searches, Staffing, Attorney Fee Awards, Damages, Settlements, Municipal Liability. Location: California.

$1.18 Million In Santa Clara Co. Sexual Assault/Harassment Suit

Female prisoners were awarded a total of $1,180,000 in damages and attorney's fees in the settlement of a suit filed against the Santa Clara County, California, Board of Supervisors and Department of Corrections over a pattern of sexual assaults, intimidation, abuse, ...

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