Inmate receives $2M after lawsuit settled over mistreatment at Socorro County jail
A former inmate is getting a multi-million-dollar payout after he said he was held in a New Mexico county jail cell for days ...
Socorro County settles solitary confinement case for $2 million
Socorro County has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who alleges he was forced to live surrounded by his own waste in a county jail cell with no running water for weeks, ...
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Man wins settlement for abuse while being detained in the Socorro County Detention Center
By Alyssa Munoz Click here for updates on this story SOCORRO, New Mexico (KOAT) — Socorro County Detention Center is being accused of abusing an inmate who was held in solitary confinement. Steven ...
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Mayor rejects county offer
Socorro Mayor Ravi Bhasker told Socorro County Manager Andy Lotrich that there was no room for negotiation regarding the City ...
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$2M settlement awarded to Socorro County inmate
SOCORRO, N.M. – A man was awarded a $2 million settlement in federal court because of how he was treated inside the Socorro County Detention Center. Jessie Chavez suffers from severe mental illness.
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'Truly appalling living conditions': Socorro County settles solitary confinement case for $2 million
The plaintiff alleged he was kept in a filthy cell with no running water for weeks after being arrested on low-level charges.
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Man wins settlement for abuse while being detained in the Socorro County Detention Center
SOCORRO, New Mexico (KOAT) — Socorro County Detention Center is being accused of abusing an inmate who was held in solitary confinement. Steven Allen, director of the New Mexico Prison and Jail ...