$10 Million Settlement in Boston Strip Search Suit

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2003 published in Verdict1 February, 2003, page 17

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Damages, Settlements. Location: Massachusetts.

On July 8, 2002, both Suffolk County and the City of Boston entered into a settlement agreement to pay $10 million for violating the equal protection rights of female detainees at the Suffolk County Jail who, unlike similarly situated male detainees, were strip-searched when being booked. The settlement includes costs, ...

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