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Georgia Brutality Suit Settled for $283,500
Loaded on Oct. 15, 1998
published in Prison Legal News
October, 1998, page 12
In a brief hearing on April 23, 1998, U.S. district judge Harold Murphy finalized an agreement that allowed 14 prisoner plaintiffs and their attorneys to receive $283,500. After approving the settlement judge Murphy was quoted as saying, "The settlement is fair, responsible and in the public interest."
Filed under:
Retaliation,
Retaliation against Staff,
Prison/Common Area Searches,
Attorney Fee Awards,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Damages,
Settlements,
Injunctions.
Location:
Georgia.
The settlement ends ...
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