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Damages Awarded to Paraplegic Prisoner

Loaded on Dec. 15, 1993 published in Prison Legal News December, 1993, page 3
Filed under: CMS, Disabled Prisoners, Medical, Systemic Medical Neglect, Escapes, Clothing, Water, Damages, Supervisory Liability, Contractor Liability. Location: Kentucky.
Robert Hicks was a pretrial detainee in the Jefferson County jail in Kentucky. He attempted to escape by climbing out of a window, his rope broke and he was severely injured in the resulting fall. After a stay in the local hospital he was returned to the jail, bedridden and ...

 

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