Wednesday, December 29, 1999
Hundreds of inmates in line for payments
COLUMBUS — More than 300 inmates would receive money for mental distress suffered during the 1993 Lucasville prison riot, according to a summary of claims made public Tuesday.
The summary says 310 inmates would receive $62,450 for the distress.
Most of the $2.4 million settlement reached in 1997 would go to the estates of nine inmates who died in the riot. Those estates would receive $730,000. A guard also died in the 11-day uprising at the maximum-security Southern Ohio Correctional Facility.
An additional 296 inmates who were injured would receive $300,000, and 802 inmates would get $399,375 for property loss, according to a summary of the settlement provided by Attorney General Betty Montgomery.
Michael Barrett, a Cincinnati lawyer appointed to recommend payments from the settlement, limited awards to 900 of 1,050 inmates who made claims.
Ms. Montgomery's office is continuing to examine each inmate's claims for validity, Chris Davey, a spokesman for Ms. Montgomery, said.
He distributed a total of $1.5 million to inmates and set aside an additional $1 million “for programs that benefit the general prison population.” Another $1.7 million will go for fees of inmates' lawyers.
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