$130,000 Settlement in Tennessee Jail Prisoner’s Beating, Rape

Loaded on Sept. 15, 2010 published in Verdict1 September, 2010, page 29

Filed under: Prisoner-Prisoner Assault, Conditions of Confinement, Failure to Protect (General), Settlements, False Arrest. Location: Tennessee.

Local officials in Shelby County, Tennessee paid $130,000 to settle a lawsuit by a man who was beaten and raped while held at the Shelby County Jail.

The plaintiff, identified in federal court documents as E.R. to protect his privacy, was arrested for a warrant that had been outstanding since ...

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