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Oregon Detainee Paid $30,000 for 90 Days Illegal Jail Confinement
Loaded on June 15, 2009
published in Prison Legal News
June, 2009, page 29
Oregon Detainee Paid $30,000 for 90 Days Illegal Jail Confinement
The State of Oregon and Multnomah County have paid a man $30,000 to settle his suit for 90 days of illegal confinement.
Ira Robinson was detained in the Multnomah County jail to face criminal charges. Oregon’s speedy trial law mandates ...
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