$35,000 Paid by Santa Clara County to Amputee Prisoner Who Slipped Off Crutches in Jail Shower Not Outfitted for the Disabled
By Chuck Sharman
An agreement was reached on December 5, 2018, in which Santa Clara County, California, agreed to pay $35,000 to an amputee who slipped off his crutches while attempting to shower while imprisoned at the county jail.
The man, Adan Rodriguez-Pena, had just one leg when he was ...
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