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County defends Doña Ana jail conditions
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 22:31:57 -0800

LAS CRUCES - The county is blasting media coverage of a lawsuit that resulted in a record $22 million verdict for a former jail inmate Wednesday in Santa Fe, saying conditions in the Doña Ana County Detention Center are clean, professional, humane and "far from 'deplorable.'"

County defends lockup after $22 million award
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:02:27 -0800

LAS CRUCES -- Dona Ana County officials are defending how they run their jail following a huge monetary verdict in favor of a former inmate.

Ex-Doña Ana inmate awarded $22 million; county plans appeal
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 23:17:31 -0800

LAS CRUCES -- A federal jury in Santa Fe awarded a former Doña Ana County Detention Center inmate $22 million Tuesday for "deplorable" conditions that allowed him to "decay" for almost two years in solitary confinement.

Official Offers Tour Of Jail
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 23:15:23 -0800

LAS CRUCES — Doña Ana County officials pushed back against the negative publicity generated b ...

The Harrowing Before-and-After Photos of Two Years in Solitary [Jail]
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 10:33:04 -0800

# jail On the left: Stephen Slevin in 2005, when he was arrested in New Mexico's Dona Ana County on suspicion of driving under the influence and driving a stolen vehicle (Slevin says the car was lent to him by a friend). On the right: Slevin in 2007, just before he was released after spending nearly all of two years in solitary confinement in the county jail. More »

NM man who pulled own tooth in jail awarded $22M
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:33:16 -0800

A federal jury has awarded $22 million to a New Mexico man who was kept in solitary confinement for two years and forced to pull his own tooth after being arrested for drunken driving in Dona Ana County.

Stephen Slevin put in solitary TWO YEARS with no trial after DUI arrest awarded $22m
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 01:53:32 -0800

Stephen Slevin, 58, (pictured), was kept in solitary confinement for two years and was forced to pull out his own tooth because he was denied dental care after being arrested for drink driving. Mr Slevin, from New Mexico, accused Dona Ana County jail of essentially forgetting about him after throwing him into solitary because of his history of mental illness. He claimed his toenails grew so long ...

Man who pulled own tooth in jail awarded $22M
Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:00:16 -0800

NEW MEXICO, USA (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $22 million to a New Mexico man who was kept in solitary confinement for two years and forced to pull his own tooth after being arrested for drunken driving in Dona Ana County.

Report: Man spends 2 years in solitary after DWI arrest
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 08:30:56 -0800

A New Mexico man who said he was forced to pull his own tooth while in solitary confinement because he was denied access to a dentist has been awarded $22 million due to inhumane treatment by New Mexico's Dona Ana County Jail.

New Mexico man who pulled his own tooth while in solitary confinement is awarded $22M
Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:40:04 -0800

A federal jury has awarded $22 million to a New Mexico man who was kept in solitary confinement for two years and forced to pull his own tooth after being arrested for drunken driving in Dona Ana County.