A federal jury has found the Florida Department of Corrections guilty of condoning sexual harassment of its female nurses by male inmates at the Washington Correctional Institution. Jurors returned a verdict awarding $990,000 to 12 nurses, said one of the women's attorneys, Wes Pittman. "It is a magnificent verdict that finally provides justice for these women, who have complained hard and loud for years with no one in the prison system listening or providing relief whatsoever," Pittman said.
January 30, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A federal jury has found the Florida Department of Corrections guilty of condoning sexual harassment of its female nurses by male inmates at the Washington Correctional Institution.
After several hours of deliberation, jurors returned a verdict Friday awarding $990,000 to 12 nurses, said one of the women’s attorneys, Wes Pittman.
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