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Washington Jail Settles Conditions Lawsuit

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2004 published in Prison Legal News September, 2004, page 38
Filed under: Systemic Medical Neglect, Conditions of Confinement, Totality of Conditions, Exercise, Exposure to Cold, Toilets, Strip Cells, Bedding, Hygiene Supplies, Reading Materials, Administrative Exhaustion (PLRA), Mail Regulations. Location: Washington.
On October 6, 2003 officials in Jefferson County, Washington settled a class action lawsuit filed by a Jefferson County Jail prisoner. The suit alleged inhumane living conditions and resulted in sweeping changes in jail policy.

On February 25, 2002 Shawn Orndorff, a prisoner at the jail, filed the complaint in …

 

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