Lawsuit Over Naked Missouri Jail Inmates Is Revived

Reuters: U.S., Reuters: Nation
Tue, 01/17/2017 - 10:36am

(Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit challenging a Missouri jail's policy of forcing pretrial detainees to remain naked for several hours while their only set of clothes is in the laundry.

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