California Jail Settles Class-Action Lawsuit Over Conditions of Confinement

Loaded on April 2, 2019 by Derek Gilna published in Verdict1 April, 2019, page 30

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Excessive Force, Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Wrongful Death, Excessive Force (Wrongful Death), Mental Health. Location: California.

by Derek Gilna

A federal civil rights suit filed by the Prison Law Office against Santa Clara County, California after a mentally ill prisoner was beaten to death by guards at the county’s jail has settled for policy changes plus $1.6 million in attorneys’ fees and annual payments of $200,000 ...

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