New Mexico: County Will Pay $15.5 Million To Man Who Spent 22 Months In Solitary Confinement
March 9th, 2013Via: NPR:
When he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol and other charges in 2005, Stephen Slevin had no way of knowing that an opinion about his mental state would put him on a path to spend more than 22 months of solitary confinement in a New Mexico county jail, despite never having his day in court. This week, he reached a $15.5 million settlement with Dona Ana County.