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Virginia Guard Hazed By Coworkers Awarded $25,001
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2007
by Michael Rigby
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2007, page 40
On March 1, 2006, a jury in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia awarded $25,001 to a prison guard who was subjected to a humiliating hazing ritual by his coworkers.
Filed under:
Staff-Staff Harassment,
Misconduct/Corruption,
Guard Misconduct,
Employee Litigation.
Location:
Virginia.
Guard Terry Givens was promoted to sergeant on December 21, 2000, while working at the Wallens ...
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