Rhode Island Pays $380,419 to Settle Prison Guard Hiring Discrimination Suit

Loaded on July 1, 2020 by Matthew Clarke published in Verdict1 July, 2020, page 57

Filed under: Racial Discrimination, Settlements, Employee Litigation. Location: Rhode Island.

by Matt Clarke

In December 2019, the Providence Journal received a requested breakdown of money paid to applicants for prison guard positions with the Rhode Island Department of Corrections (DOC). The DOC sent a spreadsheet of 251 payments of between $286.63 and $3,096.36, totaling $380,419.

The money was part of ...

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