Man Accidentally Locked Up In Chicago Jail While Visiting Son Gets $600,000
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A man who was accidentally locked up in a Chicago jail for 32 hours has been awarded a $600,000 settlement.
Farad Polk was visiting his son in July 2014 when he was told to "go down the hallway and turn to the right." He passed through a heavy steel door at the Cook County Jail that slammed shut behind him, and found himself in a 8-foot-by-8-foot cell that was used as a visiting room for super-maximum security prisoners.
Because it was the weekend, the room was not being used at the time. Guards could not hear his cries for help.
"I'm sitting there waiting for five minutes and say, 'This ain't right,'" Polk said at at the time, according to NBC in Chicago. "So as I turned around to buzz out, there was nothing to buzz out. It's just a room."
Polk was rescued by Chicago Fire Department personnel after he broke a sprinkler head. He was trapped in the room for more than one day without food, water, bedding or a toilet.
He sued for emotional trauma. Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Sophia Ansari announced the settlement with Polk on Monday.
"As we said at the time of this very unfortunate incident, we are so very grateful Mr. Polk was found safely," Ansari told NBC. "We are pleased that this matter has been resolved."
Polk said he believed he would die in that room. Cook County Jail spokeswoman Cara Smith said Polk's experience was "the perfect storm" and part of "a set of bizarre circumstances," according to NBC.
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I saw that this morning. ? that should have been me.
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Not good enough.
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$18,750/hr thats whassup
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Damn I hope I can do some ? like this one day
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Props to that brotha, but what's crazy is there's been multiple cases of people who have been wrongly/unjustly incarcerated for half they life, got out for whatever beneficial leagl reason and only get a million or a lil' over that in a "settlement". I would need a millionSSSS in that case.
They need to set some parameters for this ? !
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Props to that brotha, but what's crazy is there's been multiple cases of people who have been wrongly/unjustly incarcerated for half they life, got out for whatever beneficial leagl reason and only get a million or a lil' over that in a "settlement". I would need a millionSSSS in that case.
They need to set some parameters for this ? !
Stop hatin ? -
Bussy_Getta wrote: »Props to that brotha, but what's crazy is there's been multiple cases of people who have been wrongly/unjustly incarcerated for half they life, got out for whatever beneficial leagl reason and only get a million or a lil' over that in a "settlement". I would need a millionSSSS in that case.
They need to set some parameters for this ? !
Stop hatin ?
lololololol..... No hate over this way bruh!
I'm happy for that nikka win! All of US (I think) would do 32 hours.... Hell, I'd sit down 32 days for that kinda check! But I wish the countless black men who've been in prison for 5,10, 20+ years on some trumped up charges only to get out afterwards b/c they were actually innocent would get @ least 10 million, but that's usually not the case. -
Thats krazy...
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Them cacs did that on purpose...then probably got ? when they heard the settlement amount
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It's ? up,but this made me laugh
Glad he got paid.I wonder who told him to go back there?Is he still on staff? -
Them cacs did that on purpose...then probably got ? when they heard the settlement amount
No doubt. All prison workers are white people. -
My ? hit that lick. Gaaawwd damn.
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Take your sarcasm
Shine it up real nice...
Turn that sum ? sideways... -
I'm glad they are going to pay him
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Compensated him well
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Props to that brotha, but what's crazy is there's been multiple cases of people who have been wrongly/unjustly incarcerated for half they life, got out for whatever beneficial leagl reason and only get a million or a lil' over that in a "settlement". I would need a millionSSSS in that case.
They need to set some parameters for this ? !
I get what you're saying.....but thats nowhere near the same thing. Dude should a got 5 mill. -
alot of brothas should get paid
