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$350,000 Settlement for New Mexico Pretrial Detainee in ‘Failure to Protect’ Claim

Loaded on Sept. 1, 2021 by David Reutter published in Prison Legal News September, 2021, page 43
Location: New Mexico.

by David M. Reutter

New Mexico’s Lea County paid $350,000 to settle a lawsuit alleging guards at the Lea County Detention Center (LCDC) failed to protect a pretrial detainee.

John Cordova was housed at LCDC on April 29, 2017, on a probation violation. Guards Joe Portillo and …

 

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