Incarceration
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