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New York State Prisoner Awarded $30,000 for Work Related Injuries

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2004 published in Prison Legal News September, 2004, page 28
Filed under: Work, Workplace Injury, Work Conditions/Safety, Damages, Evidentiary Ruling, Sanctions. Location: New York.
On December 17, 2003, a state court of claims in White Plains, New York, awarded state prisoner Jose Santos $30,000 for injuries he sustained while working in the industrial-unit paint shop at the Fishkill Correctional Facility.

In his lawsuit, Santos alleged that on August 21, 1998, he injured his right ...

 

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