A federal judge is giving little credence to claims that jailers in Georgia falsified documents in a wrongful death suit over an inmate's 1998 suicide. Allegations that officials at the Barrow County Detention Center tampered with activity logs and intake sheets made headlines in Atlanta. But U.S. District Court Senior Judge William C. O'Kelley denied a motion for sanctions filed by lawyers for the inmate's family.
February 17, 2000 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
A federal judge is giving little credence to claims that Barrow County, Ga., jailers falsified documents in a wrongful death suit over an inmate’s 1998 suicide.
Allegations that officials at the Barrow County Detention Center tampered with activity logs and intake sheets made headlines in the local newspaper. An Atlanta television station followed suit with an “I-Team” investigation.
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