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New York Prisoner Awarded $750 Following Assault

Loaded on May 15, 2011

Filed under: Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Informants (Failure to Protect). Location: New York.

On November 26, 2007, New York prisoner, George Combes, was awarded $750 for injuries he suffered during an assault by another prisoner. He was in protective custody at the time of the incident, as was his attacker. State officials conceded liability in the case, although they attempted to lessen the ...

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