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Louisiana Jail Abuse Settlement
Loaded on April 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
April, 1997, page 18
Iberia Parish, Louisiana, reached an agreement December 2, 1996, with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle a lawsuit alleging prisoner abuse in the parish jail. The suit was filed by the DOJ in June, 1996, against then-sheriff Errol Romero and then jail warden Danny David.
Filed under:
Conditions of Confinement,
Jail Specific,
Restraints,
Settlements.
Location:
Louisiana.
The DOJ alleged ...
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