FEDERAL COURT: STAMFORD WOMAN MAY SUE STATE OVER PRISON DEBT LAW, BUT MUST SUBSTITUTE DEFENDANTS
March 07, 2023
March 07, 2023
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 7 (TNSgov) -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Connecticut posted the following news release on March 6, 2023:
A federal court has ruled that Teresa Beatty can sue to end Connecticut's prison debt law, under which people incarcerated by the State on or after October 1, 1997, could owe hundreds of dollars for each day they spent in prison. The court also ruled that Ms. Beatty must substitute a different set of state defendants in order for her lawsui . . .
A federal court has ruled that Teresa Beatty can sue to end Connecticut's prison debt law, under which people incarcerated by the State on or after October 1, 1997, could owe hundreds of dollars for each day they spent in prison. The court also ruled that Ms. Beatty must substitute a different set of state defendants in order for her lawsui . . .