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$50,000 Settlement for Denial of Medical Care at Tribal Jail in Montana
Loaded on Oct. 1, 2021
published in Prison Legal News
October, 2021, page 17
The United States paid $50,000 to resolve a lawsuit alleging federal agents at Montana’s Fort Peck Tribal Jail failed to provide medical care for a detainee who was injured during an assault at the jail.
Tyler Headdress is a member of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation. He was arrested on ...
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