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New York: $655,000 Award after State Found 100% Responsible for Prisoner Assault

by Douglas Ankney

A New York Court of Claims held the state was 100% responsible for a prisoner-on-prisoner assault that resulted in severe injuries, and awarded $655,000 in damages.

Perez Aughtry, 37, testified that around noon on July 27, 2012, he had finished showering and was drying off near the …

 

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