Missouri County Ordered to Present Civil Detainees Before Court within 27 Hours; $75,000 Damages Settlement
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2012
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Prison Legal News
December, 2012, page 44
A Missouri federal district court has entered a consent decree in a class-action lawsuit that prohibits county officials from holding people detained for more than 27 hours, excluding weekends and holidays, on a civil body attachment or other civil process related to child support unless they have seen a judge ...
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