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08-26-2013, 09:03 AM
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Detainees Sue Over Nude Jail Recordings in Puyallup, Washington, 2013
Twelve former detainees sued over recordings of them undressing or using the toilet at Puyallup City Jail in Puyallup, Washington, in August 2013. The plaintiffs, 11 women and one man, alleged that jail staff required them to use camera-monitored holding cells after arrests on suspicion of misdemeanor DUI, violating their civil rights and privacy. All sued anonymously. Police disputed the allegations and described the practices as standard correctional procedures. Surveillance footage broadcast in a television report showed holding cells with toilets and bunks; the broadcaster obscured the detainees' bodies. The jail stopped recording its holding cells on December 13, 2013. A judge dismissed several claims, including the strip-search-law claim, on July 7, 2014. On December 18, 2014, a federal jury in Tacoma found that the recordings did not violate the plaintiffs' privacy rights, returning a verdict for the city with no damages awarded. |