Judge Approves $6.7M Settlement in Lawsuit Involving Violence Against Prisoners at Massachusetts Maximum Security Prison

A federal judge has approved a final $6.75 million settlement in a class action lawsuit involving violence against prisoners at Massachusetts maximum security prison.

The approval means that more than 150 prisoners and those who have been released will receive between $10,000 and $40,000 after a crackdown at the Souza Baranowski Correctional Center in 2020. Dozens of prisoners alleged they were beaten, attacked with dogs, racially targeted and retaliated against after an attack on correction officers.

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