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Oregon Jail Beating Nets $500 Jury Award Plus $27,500 in Attorney Fees

In December 2009, a federal jury in Portland, Oregon awarded a hearing-impaired jail prisoner $500 for a beating inflicted by guards during the booking process. The defendants also paid attorney’s fees of $27,500.

On September 11, 2006, Michael Evans was arrested and booked into the Multnomah County Detention Center (MCDC). ...

 

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