District of Columbia Jail Pays $14 Million For Over-Detentions and Strip Searches

Loaded on Oct. 15, 2006 by Bob Williams published in Prison Legal News October, 2006, page 29

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Searches, Strip Searches, Arrestee Searches, Databases, Overcrowding, Damages, Settlements, Wrongful Imprisonment. Location: District of Columbia.

While denying a pattern and practice of over-detentions and strip searches, the District of Columbia (the District) has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a class-action lawsuit plus an additional $2 million in additional construction funds. The $14 million includes over $4 million in attorney fees, $5 million to ...

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