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$192,500 Settlement in Failure to Prevent DC Prisoner’s Stabbing
The District of Columbia (DC) paid $192,500 to settle the negligence lawsuit of prisoner Larry T. Covington.
While at DC’s Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia, on June 15, 2000, Covington was assaulted with a contraband weapon by another prisoner. He sustained “stab wounds and extensive nerve damage in forearm.” …
While at DC’s Maximum Security Facility in Lorton, Virginia, on June 15, 2000, Covington was assaulted with a contraband weapon by another prisoner. He sustained “stab wounds and extensive nerve damage in forearm.” …
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