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Former Delaware Prisoner Settles Sexual Assault Suit for $287,500 and Policy Changes

Loaded on Oct. 15, 2012 by Derek Gilna published in Prison Legal News October, 2012, page 48
Filed under: Staff-Prisoner Assault, Retaliation, Retaliation for Filing Grievances. Location: Delaware.
by Derek Gilna and Brandon Sample

Former Delaware state prisoner Michelle Bloothoofd has settled a federal lawsuit filed against the Delaware Department of Correction (DOC), the Baylor Women’s Correctional Institution (BWCI), Warden Patrick Ryan, guard Anthony Antonio and other prison officials, after she was sexually assaulted by Antonio on October …

 

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