Pounds 162m Fund to Settle Slopping Out Claims ; Up to 1,000 Inmates Seek Compensation for 'Degrading Treatment' in Jails

Daily MailJanuary 21, 2005

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UP to 1,000 inmates and exprisoners are set to claim compensation for having to 'slop out' while in jail.

The actions could leave taxpayers facing a multimillion pound bill.

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Pounds 162m Fund to Settle Slopping Out Claims ; Up to 1,000 Inmates Seek Compensation for 'Degrading Treatment' in Jails

One prisoner has already won damages for what he claimed was 'inhuman and degrading' treatment.

The Scottish Prison Service has set aside a Pounds 162million fu...

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