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De La Rosa v. Wackenhut (Wrongful Death)

Date: 09/15/2006 (Date of Verdict)

Misconduct Type: Human Rights

Enforcement Agency: State/Local

Contracting Party: State/Local

Court Type: Civil

Amount: $47,000,000

Disposition: Judgment Against Defendant

Synopsis: Gregorio De La Rosa, an inmate at a prison in Raymondville, Texas operated by Wackenhut Corrections Corp., was beaten to death in the prison yard by two other inmates in April 2001. His family sued Wackenhut and the prison warden for negligence, and a jury awarded them $47.5 million ($47 million of which was assessed against Wackenhut).