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Damages Awarded to Paraplegic Prisoner
Loaded on Dec. 15, 1993
published in Prison Legal News
December, 1993, page 3
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 ...
Filed under:
CMS,
Disabled Prisoners,
Medical,
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Escapes,
Clothing,
Water,
Damages,
Supervisory Liability,
Contractor Liability.
Location:
Kentucky.
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