New York Pays Over $70M for Strip Searches Following Misdemeanor Arrest
Over a 100,000 people between 1999 to 2007, many of whom were accused of shoplifting, jumping turnstiles, trespassing, or failing to pay child support were arrested New York Police and illegally subjected to strip searches. The City settled two class action lawsuits resulting from the abuse for $73 million. Prisoners report that they were often forced to undress before other prisoners and guards. Two women who received part of the settlement report being forced to submit to gynecological exams.
City Reaches $33 Million Settlement Over Strip Searches, By MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT, New York Times, March 22, 2010
