Former Inmate to Receive $7 Million After Being Beaten and Left Paralyzed by Gang Members

A former inmate beaten and left paralyzed by gang members in a Baltimore City jail nearly a decade ago will be getting a multimillion-dollar settlement from the state.

The Attorney General’s Office recommended a $7 million settlement Wednesday for Daquan Wallace, saying there was “plenty of negligence” by correctional officers in his 2014 beating.

Daquan Wallace, now 28 years old, has only limited use of his left hand.

He was attacked at the old Baltimore Detention Center, his attorney says, for not joining the Black Guerrilla Family.

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