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| Fresno County jail improvements will cost millions |
| By fresnobee.com- Marc Benjamin |
| Published: 05/29/2015 |
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A settlement reached Thursday on behalf of Fresno County Jail inmates in a federal class-action lawsuit will cost the county millions to hire new staff and $900,000 in fees for the inmates’ lawyers. In addition, the county will pay another $40,000 each of the next four years for monitoring costs to ensure that the Sheriff’s Office and other agencies are complying with guidelines of the jail improvement plan. The county also must hire more correctional officers and pay for improved psychiatric services, expected to cost about $4 million next year alone. The lawsuit, filed nearly four years ago, alleged that conditions in the jail constituted cruel and unusual punishment because inmates were denied adequate medical, dental and mental health care, and were vulnerable to attack by other prisoners because of inadequate security. The lawsuit also alleged that inmates with disabilities were not provided reasonable accommodations, violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. Read More. |
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