Incarceration
City of Edmundson Incarceration, Fines, and Warrant Settlement
The City of Edmundson, Missouri is settling a class action alleging it violated the constitutional rights of citizens when it arrested and incarcerated them at the City of Edmundson Police Department, City of St. Ann Jail, and the St. Louis County Jail, because they could not afford to pay money they owed from traffic and Read more
City of Normandy, Missouri Arrest and Incarceration Settlement
The City of Normandy, Missouri is settling a class action alleging it violated certain persons’ constitutional rights by arresting and incarcerating them at the City of Normandy Police Department, the City of St. Ann Jail, or the St. Louis County Jail. The complaint alleged the persons were arrested and incarcerated because they could not afford Read more
Rutherford County Arrest and Detention of Juveniles Settlement
Rutherford County, Tennessee is settling a consolidated class actions alleging it maintained de facto policies involving false arrests and wrongful detention of certain juveniles. The complaint alleged that Rutherford County had violated state laws in de facto policies of (a) requiring juveniles charged with a juvenile or unruly offense be taken into custody and taken Read more
Los Angeles County Sheriff ICE Hold Settlement
The Country of Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department will be paying $14 million to settle a class action that alleged that it improperly detained people when their criminal cases were finished, and that it would not accept bail from people with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) holds. Read more
Ocean County Correctional Facility Strip Search Settlement
Ocean County is settling a class action alleging that individuals admitted to its correctional facility who were charged with non-indictable offenses were illegally strip-searched. Read more