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Los Angeles Sheriff's Over-Detention Policy Renders County Liable Under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983

Loaded on Feb. 15, 2002 by John E Dannenberg published in Prison Legal News February, 2002, page 26
Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Jail Specific, Wrongful Imprisonment, Eleventh Amendment Immunity, Municipal Liability. Location: California.
The Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals held that Los Angeles County Jail prisoners who were kept beyond their release dates for the purpose of awaiting the completion of records searches for any outstanding warrants or detainers could sue for money damages under 42 USC § 1983.

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