$56,000 Settlement for Torturous Eight Hours in New Jersey Jail
Loaded on Nov. 15, 2007
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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 ...
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