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Pierce County Jail Sued
Loaded on April 15, 1995
published in Prison Legal News
April, 1995, page 5
On January 19, 1995, a class action suit was filed against Pierce County (Tacoma, Washington) concerning massive overcrowding at its jail. The jail was built in 1984 and designed to hold 470 prisoners, it was later remodeled to hold 628. On January 17, 1995, the jail held 1,026 prisoners, more ...
Filed under:
Systemic Medical Neglect,
Dental Care,
Conditions of Confinement,
Totality of Conditions,
Overcrowding,
Staffing,
Sanitation,
Guard Brutality/Beatings.
Location:
Washington.
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