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New Mexico Jail Settles Escapee Murder Suit For $750,000.00

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Jail Misconduct, Prison Labor, Prison/Jail Murders, Escapes, Victims, Wrongful Death, Murder by Escapees. Location: New Mexico.

In 2002, the Taos County Detention Center (TCDC) in New Mexico paid
$750,000.00 to settle a law suit filed by George Weiss, the father of
Jonathan Weiss. George Weiss claimed that the TCDC officials caused the
death of his son, by allowing a violent felon to escape from the jail ...

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