Description
About 4,000 prisoners were unconstitutionally locked in cells with no toilets and no sinks while they were confined in Building 4 at the Suffolk County House of Correction at South Bay. Plaintiffs said that guards did not always permit them to use the bathroom, so they were forced to urinate and defecate in bags and makeshift containers. As a result, inmates were subjected to the stench of their own bodily wastes and were forced to sleep in close quarters with others resorting to such means. Tyler v. Suffolk County, 253 F.R.D. 8, (D. Mass. 2008)
Firm Name
State
Docket Number / Citation
Court
Claim(s) / Cause(s) of Action
Year Filed
Year Resolved
Stage of litigation that case resolved
Total Dollar Amount
1,500,000
Total Damages
1,000,000
Attorney's Fees
414,520
Number of Plaintiffs
4076
Class Action
No
PLRA Applied
No
Description of Injunctive Relief Sought
Each participating class member received $4.13 per day they spent in the 4 Building during the class period.
Wrongful Conviction
No
Excessive Force
No
Fatal Excessive Force
No