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$6,000 Settlement in Illegal Arrest of Washington State Probationer
Loaded on Feb. 15, 2010
published in Prison Legal News
February, 2010, page 21
The State of Washington paid $6,000 to settle a wrongful imprisonment claim.
Filed under:
Misconduct/Corruption,
Parole Board Misconduct,
DOC/BOP misconduct,
Parole,
Wrongful Imprisonment,
False Arrest.
Location:
Washington.
The claim involved the probation violation arrest of Kenneth Butler. When he reported to the community corrections office on January 23, 2008, as required, he was advised that his probation officer, Andrea Maldonado, wanted him to check in ...
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