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Settlement of Hamilton County, Ohio, Jail Booking Fees Case
Loaded on Aug. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
August, 2003, page 20
After protracted negotiations and two court rulings finding the defendants liable, Hamilton County, Ohio, officials finally agreed to settle the claims challenging its Pay-for-Stay program (see mail article). Led by Cincinnati attorney Stephen R. Felson, with attorney Robert B. Newman, the plaintiff class (former Hamilton County Jail prisoners) won agreement ...
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