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Wisconsin Settles State Prisoner’s Lawsuits for $13,000
Loaded on June 8, 2018
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2018, page 61
Filed under:
Retaliation for Use of Medical Services,
Dental Care,
Showers,
Toilets,
Hygiene Supplies,
Restraints,
Prisoner Property,
Control Units/SHU/Solitary Confinement,
Mental Health.
Location:
Wisconsin.
On February 2, 2017, Wisconsin officials agreed to pay $13,000 to settle two pro se federal lawsuits.
Samuel S. Upthegrove, a Wisconsin state prisoner with mental health issues, filed two suits related to conditions of his confinement. One of his complaints alleged that, while he was incarcerated at …
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