Juvenile Abused at D.C. Jail Settles for $31,000 Plus Attorney Fees

Loaded on May 15, 2010

Filed under: Prisoner-Visitor Assault, Guard Misconduct, Jail Misconduct, Strip Searches, Visitor Searches, Body Cavity Searches, Pat Searches, Settlements, Juveniles, Failure to Protect (Juveniles). Location: District of Columbia.

On December 19, 2002, a juvenile abused while on a field trip at a District of Columbia jail settled her federal 42 U.S.C. § 1983 lawsuit for $31,000. In addition, attorney fees were awarded by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, Civil Division, in the amount of ...

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