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Law Practice

Sep. 26, 2007

Judge Approves $25 Million Payout for Strip-Searched Inmates

RIVERSIDE — In one of the largest payouts in a jailhouse strip-search case, a federal judge has tentatively approved a $25.5 million settlement for thousands of inmates at San Bernardino County jails who complained of being humiliated by the searching process.

By Jason W. Armstrong
Daily Journal Staff Writer

      RIVERSIDE ? In one of the largest payouts in a jailhouse strip-search case, a federal judge has tentatively approved a $25.5 million settlement for thousands of inmates at San Bernardino County jails who complained of being humiliated by the searching process.
      Judge Stephen G. Larson tentatively awarded the cash on the inmates? claims that ...

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