$2.7 Million Settlement for Oklahoma Double Leg Amputee Jail Prisoner

Loaded on Dec. 15, 2009 published in Verdict1 December, 2009, page 31

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Jail Misconduct, Amputations, Failure to Treat, Attorney Fee Awards, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Restraints, Damages, Settlements. Location: Oklahoma.

On April 9, 2009, a federal district judge in Oklahoma signed a consent decree memorializing a $2.7 million settlement between an Oklahoma county and a former jail prisoner who suffered amputation of both legs while incarcerated at the jail.

Russell Mounger, a former prisoner at the Creek County Jail, was ...

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