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$100,000 Awarded in Arizona Medical Indifference Case
In January 2000, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a jury verdict awarding $100,000 to a former Arizona prisoner who was refused medical treatment while at the Maricopa County Jail.
In late 1994, Daniel Hawkins was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail after police caught him breaking ...
In late 1994, Daniel Hawkins was arrested and booked into the Maricopa County Jail after police caught him breaking ...
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