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Class Action Settlement Reached on Dysentery Lawsuit
The District of Columbia settled a prisoner class action lawsuit after a large population of jail prisoners developed shigellosis, a bacterial illness, due to a malfunctioning dishwasher in the jail.
At the D.C. jail in late January through early February, 1996, 616 prisoners had symptoms of shigellosis (bacillary dysentery). The …
At the D.C. jail in late January through early February, 1996, 616 prisoners had symptoms of shigellosis (bacillary dysentery). The …
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