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Missoula County officials agree to $490,000 settlement with abused and mistreated inmate – Disability Rights Montana

Missoula County officials have agreed to pay $490,000 to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit over the mistreatment and abuse of a mentally ill inmate, according to Hal Luttschwager, the county’s risk manager.

The settlement is not finalized and must still be ratified by the Board of County Commissioners, Luttschwager said, but it has been agreed upon by both parties.

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Disability Rights Montana http://disabilityrightsmt.org

By TRISTAN SCOTT of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2008/12/04/news/local/news03.txt

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ETC. from the Independent

We got word Nov. 22 that a mentally ill woman mistreated at the Missoula County jail in 2006 reached a settlement in her civil case. All the legal rubberstamping became delayed because of the holiday, but according to a source with knowledge of the negotiations, we now know the amount sits at approximately $400,000.

For anyone who’s read Disability Rights Montana’s “Adele Report” or seen the partial video footage of the incident, there’s no forgetting it. For the lucky souls who missed both, here’s the abridged version:

Full Story: http://www.missoulanews.com/index.cfm?do=article.details&id=FEC49C95-14D1-13A2-9FDD6D7809713E64

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Report from Disability Rights Montana Criticizes Handling of Inmate in Missoula Jail http://matr.net/article-31603.html

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