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$50,000 Paid by Santa Clara County, California, to Prisoner Brutalized by Guards at County Jail
Loaded on Feb. 19, 2022
by Chuck Sharman
By Chuck Sharman
In a settlement fully executed on June 4, 2018, Santa Clara County, California, agreed to pay $50,000 to a former prisoner who suffered a cruel beating at the hands of guards inside the county lockup.
The incident began on the evening of July 23, …
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