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$405,000 Paid to Prisoner Disabled and Left Untreated at LaSalle-Managed Louisiana Jails
by Anthony W. Accurso
A man disabled in a Louisiana jail privately operated by LaSalle Corrections has settled claims of neglect and mistreatment he suffered there and at another lockup the firm ran, accepting $405,000 for the months he allegedly spent in debilitating pain without treatment for his condition, further ...
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