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$1.95 Million Awarded to New Hampshire Guards Falsely Accused of Assaulting Prisoner
Loaded on Jan. 15, 2010
by David Reutter
published in Prison Legal News
January, 2010, page 28
A New Hampshire jury awarded two former prison guards nearly $2 million upon finding that two of their co-workers had lied about a confrontation with a prisoner, which resulted in their firing.
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Work,
Inability to Work,
Workplace Injury,
Workers' Compensation,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Damages,
Employee Litigation.
Location:
New Hampshire.
After guards Shawn Stone and Todd Conner accused fellow prison guards Timothy Hallam and Joseph Laramie of participating ...
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