Represented PR

Area of Expertise: Prisoner Rights

Settlement Amount: $102,000

A prisoner rights case filed on behalf of PR in federal court alleging deliberate indifference to an inmate’s health and safety after she was sexually assaulted by a male guard at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women. The jury awarded $45,000 against the Warden and Security Director for failing to take action after knowing that the perpetrator was at risk of having sexual contact with inmates, and the court awarded an additional $60,000 against the officer. The court also awarded PR’s attorney fees in connection with the case. This result came on the heels of other cases filed against the institution involving a $100,000 verdict in Polk County where we sued the prison on behalf of a female officer who was fired after exposing sexual assaults by an officer on another inmate and a settlement of $102,000 on behalf of the inmate.