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$2M Settlement Reached in Death of Young Woman at North Dakota Jail

A $2 million agreement has been reached in a lawsuit over the death of a young woman while she was in custody at a North Dakota county jail in 2020. Lacey Higdem, 19, died of a drug overdose on June …

Louisiana’s Orleans Parish to Pay $2M to Exonerated Man in Settlement

Local prosecutors have reached a $2 million settlement with a New Orleans man who spent 23 years in prison before being cleared on charges including rape and manslaughter. “I welcome this measure of justice after so many years,” Robert Jones, …

New Mexico County to Pay $1.75M to Settle Suits over Deadly 2017 Shooting

New Mexico’s Bernalillo County will pay almost $2 million to settle a series of lawsuits stemming from a deputy’s 2017 fatal shooting of two unarmed suspects. KRQE-TV reports the county will make a $1.75 million payout to resolve litigation in …