Hawaii Settles Class Action Wrongful Imprisonment Suit for $1.2 Million

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2005 by Michael Rigby published in Prison Legal News September, 2005, page 26

Filed under: Damages, Sentencing, Wrongful Imprisonment. Location: Hawaii.

The state of Hawaii has agreed to pay $1.2 million to settle a class action federal lawsuit involving hundreds of wrongfully imprisoned individuals. The state also agreed to implement measures ensuring the timely release of prisoners.

The lawsuit, brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by the American Civil Liberties Union ...

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