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$56,000 Settlement for Torturous Eight Hours in New Jersey Jail
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2007
published in Prison Legal News
November, 2007, page 15
In April 2007, the Borough of Bradley Beach, New Jersey, agreed to pay $56,000 to settle a federal lawsuit alleging multiple constitutional violations by a woman who spent eight hours in the Borough?s jail.
Filed under:
Strip Searches,
Arrestee Searches,
Food,
Exposure to Cold,
Sanitation,
Excessive Force,
Restraints,
Damages.
Location:
New Jersey.
Plaintiff Aimee Sliker was arrested at the Bradley Beach police station on November 17, 2002, after ...
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