Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in California
county jail housing
i was in a county jail and it has each
set of bunks 4 three bodies: top
middle bottom. now iwas in a
different county jail that had the
same arrangment. they were sued
and won , so now they only have
two people per bunk : top bottom.
my question is can i sue for the
same thing for this county jail that
has three people per bunk?
Asked on 11/17/07, 4:37 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Stone
Law Offices of Michael B. Stone Toll Free 1-855-USE-MIKE
Re: county jail housing
Maybe you can sue. You would have to file a claim with the county within six months of the time you were incarcerated, with a few exceptions. You could also take advantage of your multi-county experience and write a Zagat guide to the different county jails.
Answered on 11/17/07, 5:47 pm