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$7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison

$7,900 Settlement for Juvenile Assaulted in CCA Prison

Corrections Corporation of America paid $7,900 to settle a negligent hiring lawsuit that involved assault and battery of a juvenile at the Silverdale Detention Facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The complaint stemmed from a July 18, 2005, assault of juvenile Marvin Hinton. The September 2006 confidential settlement was obtained via public records request by PLN. Hinton was represented by attorney John M. Wolfe, Jr.

See: Hinton v. Corrections Corporation of America, Circuit Court of Hamilton County, Tennessee, Case No. 0SC-1685

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Hinton v. Corrections Corporation of America