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Michigan Settles Sex Abuse Claims by 1,300 Former Juvenile Offenders Housed With Adults for $80 Million
Loaded on Oct. 1, 2020
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2020, page 28
Filed under:
Staff-Prisoner Assault,
Prisoner-Prisoner Assault,
Settlements,
Prison Rape Elimination Act,
Failure to Protect (Juveniles).
Location:
Michigan.
by David M. Reutter
On January 29, 2020, the Michigan Department of Corrections (MDOC) agreed to pay $80 million to resolve a class action lawsuit filed by juveniles who were housed in adult facilities where they were allegedly subjected to sexual assault and other harms.
The action consolidated in state ...
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