York County, Maine, Settles Class Action Strip-Search Suit for $3,300,000

Loaded on March 15, 2006 published in Verdict1 March, 2006, page 31

Filed under: Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Damages, Settlements. Location: Maine.

In April 2005, York County, Maine, agreed to settle for $3,300,000 a class action lawsuit alleging the county maintained an unconstitutional policy of strip-searching all pre-arraignment detainees in the York County Jail regardless of the charge against them.

Plaintiffs Michele Nilsen end Michael Goodrich contended that upon being placed in ...

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