Judge: Nassau must pay $500 per person in strip case
Quick ReadThe judge said individuals may be able to win additional "special damages" for personal humiliation and emotional distress.
Photo credit: Newsday File Image | A police recruit jogs around the Nassau County Jail.
A federal judge Wednesday punctuated a lengthy legal battle over strip searches at the Nassau County jail by concluding that the county must pay at least $500 apiece to an estimated 20,000 people subjected to the procedure after misdemeanor arrests.
U.S. District Judge Denis Hurley of Central Islip said individuals may be able to win additional "special damages" for personal humiliation and...
