County Must Disclose Detention Center Settlement to Newspaper

Loaded on June 15, 2004 by Bob Williams published in Verdict1 June, 2004, page 34

Filed under: Sexual Assault, Staff-Prisoner Assault, Attorney Fee Awards, Settlements, Disclosure of Records. Location: New Mexico.

The New Mexico State Court of Appeals has ruled that Dona Ana County must disclose to the Las Cruces Sun-News records relating to a civil suit settlement between the County and female jail detainees who were sexually abused by jail guards. Sun-News attorney fees were also awarded.

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