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Former Immigration Detainee Awarded $100,001 Against CSC/Esmor, Plus $137,808 in Attorney’s Fees and Expenses
Loaded on Sept. 15, 2008
published in Prison Legal News
September, 2008, page 36
A federal jury has awarded a former detainee $100,001 against a private company that operated a New Jersey detention center for the U.S. government. The jury found for the plaintiff on her negligent supervision and Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA) claims, but rejected her Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA) claim. ...
Filed under:
Esmor/CSC,
Attorney Fee Awards,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Religious Freedom Restoration Act,
Alien Tort Claims Act,
International,
Immigration.
Location:
New Jersey.
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