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Detroit, MI
Detroit, MI: (Jul-12-07) Twenty-five people filed suit against the city and its police department, alleging that they were detained by police but never charged in homicide cases. The suit claimed that the 25 people were detained or arrested in separate cases between 2001 and 2004, as part of a now-banned practice of holding people indefinitely, often without suspicion or a warrant.
In a settlement reached, the city agreed to pay $1 million to the 25 people who sued. Attorneys for the plaintiffs claimed that the money would be divided among them based on how long they were detained, and the city agreed to write letters saying their records should be cleared of any mention of the arrest. The department agreed to end the controversial practice in 2003, when the city and US Justice Department settled two federal lawsuits that accused the city of repeatedly violating the constitutional rights of suspects, prisoners, and witnesses. Following a 30-month federal investigation, the city pledged to make significant reforms in how it uses force, detains prisoners, and questions witnesses. [MLIVE: DETAINED SUSPECTS]
Published on Jul-15-07
In a settlement reached, the city agreed to pay $1 million to the 25 people who sued. Attorneys for the plaintiffs claimed that the money would be divided among them based on how long they were detained, and the city agreed to write letters saying their records should be cleared of any mention of the arrest. The department agreed to end the controversial practice in 2003, when the city and US Justice Department settled two federal lawsuits that accused the city of repeatedly violating the constitutional rights of suspects, prisoners, and witnesses. Following a 30-month federal investigation, the city pledged to make significant reforms in how it uses force, detains prisoners, and questions witnesses. [MLIVE: DETAINED SUSPECTS]
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