A California County Settles a Jail Neglect Lawsuit For $7 Million

Santa Clara County recently agreed to pay $7 million to settle a lawsuit from a former inmate who suffered a severe spine injury after correctional officers left him in his cell for an extended period of time.

On August 3, 2019, Juan Martin Nunez, injured his spine while running head-first into his cell door and was then left in his cell for an extended period of time.

Nunez alleged in the lawsuit that correctional officers moved him despite telling the officers that he might be paralyzed.

Read the source article at San Francisco Bay Area News & Weather