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Lowe v. The Wackenhut Corp. (Misconduct at a a Coke County, TX Juvenile Facility)

Date: 05/01/2000 (Date of Media Accounts)

Misconduct Type: Human Rights

Enforcement Agency: Non-Governmental

Contracting Party: State/Local

Court Type: Civil

Amount: Undisclosed

Disposition: Settlement

Synopsis: According to media accounts, the family of an inmate at a Wackenhut-managed juvenile justice center for delinquent girls in Coke County, Texas filed suit against Wackenhut, alleging widespread, systematic sexual assault at the facility. The suit was later joined by eleven other girls who alleged similar mistreatment. The parties settled the lawsuit, agreeing to keep the terms confidential.