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$1 Million New York Jail Beating Settlement
Loaded on Feb. 15, 2003
published in Prison Legal News
February, 2003, page 32
On April 19, 2002, Nassau County, New York, agreed to pay $1 million to Gary Boylan who was seriously beaten by jail guards after being falsely charged with attempted to lure a six year old girl into his car. Boylan, 52, suffers from Parkinson's disease. In 1997 Boylan had a ...
Filed under:
Disabled Prisoners,
Sex Offenders (Discrimination),
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings.
Location:
New York.
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