$47,500 Settlement in Pennsylvania Restraint Suit

Loaded on July 15, 2000 published in Verdict1 July, 2000, page 27

Filed under: Gender Discrimination -- Women, Conditions of Confinement, Food, Strip Cells, Restraints, Damages, Settlements. Location: Pennsylvania.

In May, 1999, the Northampton County Prison (NCP) paid Maria Merced $47,500 to settle a "hogtying" lawsuit she had filed. In August, 1996, while awaiting trial in the NCP, Merced argued with a guard and eventually spat on him. A number of guards then rushed into her cell, handcuffed her ...

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