$15,000 Settlement For BOP's Abuse, Conspiracy Against Government Informant

Loaded on March 15, 2009

Filed under: Guard Misconduct, Threats by Staff, DOC/BOP misconduct, Medical Misconduct, Snitch Jacketing, Retaliatory Discipline, Failure to Protect (General), Food, Exposure to Cold, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Sentencing, Good Time, Parole, Federal Tort Claims Act, Legal Mail, Informants (Failure to Protect). Location: Colorado.

Colorado federal prisoner and government informant, David Merritt, brought a federal tort action against the United States in 1999 after federal guards and officials at the Florence Supermax (ADX) facility conspired to have him killed, violated his constitutional rights and hindered his eligibility for parole. The suit settled for $15,000, ...

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