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Corpus Christi Pays $50,000 to Settle Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim
Loaded on Feb. 15, 2009
published in Prison Legal News
February, 2009, page 36
Filed under:
Retaliation for Use of Medical Services,
Respiratory,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Pepper Spray/Tear Gas.
Location:
Texas.
Corpus Christi Pays $50,000 to Settle Jail Prisoner’s Excessive Force Claim
The City of Corpus Christi, Texas, agreed to settle an excessive use of force claim brought by a former detainee at the City Detention Center (CDC) for $50,000.
The claim arose from events that are alleged to have occurred ...
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