Criminal
Oct. 16, 2014
State settles lawsuit with atheist parolee over faith-based drug treatment program
Barry Hazle Jr. will receive nearly $2 million in the settlement reached Monday, after the 9th Circuit last year ruled he deserved damages for his "unconstitutional imprisonement" from refusing to participate in the program.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A former California inmate who was returned to prison after refusing to participate in a faith-based drug treatment program because he's an atheist settled with the state Monday over the cost of losing his freedom.
Barry Hazle Jr. will receive nearly $2 million from state corrections and state substance abuse services contractor WestCare California Inc., after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appea...
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