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$1.5 Million Settlement For In-Custody Injury by New York Police

Loaded on March 1, 2025 published in Prison Legal News March, 2025, page 52
Filed under: Guard Brutality/Beatings, Settlements, Police/Govt Misconduct, Prison Brutality. Location: New York.

Rosie Martinez, then 49, was arrested in January 2015 after police searched her New York City apartment and found heroin that belonged to her boyfriend. While in custody at the 107th Precinct of the City Police Department (NYPD), she suffered a serious injury to her hand. Martinez said officers had ...

 

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