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| Lawsuit claims children suffer sexual, emotional abuse in Michigan prisons |
| By freep.com - Paul Egan |
| Published: 10/17/2013 |
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An attorney who won a $100-million settlement stemming from sexual assaults by guards on female inmates is suing the Michigan Department of Corrections again — this time, claiming that male inmates younger than 18 have been sexually and physically assaulted by adults they have been housed with. Ann Arbor attorney Deborah LaBelle, who won a 2009 settlement on behalf of more than 500 female Michigan prisoners who said they were sexually abused by corrections officers, filed the latest lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Detroit on Tuesday. Plaintiffs are seven unnamed John Doe prisoners who say they were sexually and physically assaulted or harassed while housed as minors in the Michigan prison system. But in seeking to certify a class action, LaBelle says the suit is filed on behalf of “at least 500 children” ages 14 and 17 who have been housed in Michigan prisons for a year or more in the last three years. A spokesman for the Michigan Department of Corrections said Wednesday that as of Aug. 20, the department no longer houses 17-year-old inmates with the general population. Named as defendants are the Department of Corrections, Gov. Rick Snyder, department Director Dan Heyns, three of his current or former top officials, and 11 wardens. Read More. |
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