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| Detainee Sues Jail for Racketeering |
| By The News Examiner |
| Published: 01/09/2006 |
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A former Tennessee pretrial detainee held in the Sumner County Jail has filed a lawsuit, seeking class action certification against the county, the sheriff and the jail administrator, alleging that the county engaged in racketeering activity by charging inmates $10 booking fees. The lawsuit, filed in United States District Court, the Middle District of Tennessee, in the Nashville Division, on Jan. 3, also claims the county overcharged inmates for clothing and hygiene items; and its system of setting bail amounts is contrary to state law. asks for restitution of about $100,000, the booking fees the suit claims were collected since 2002. |
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