State pays $250,000 to settle prison rape whistleblower case
This Oct. 29, 2013, file photo shows the Montana Women's Prison in Billings. (Matthew Brown/Associated Press)
HELENA (AP) — The state Department of Corrections will pay $250,000 to settle claims from a guard who claimed he was retaliated against after reporting rape allegations at the Montana Women's Prison.
Daniel Root claimed he was passed over twice for a promotion after reporting in 2017 allegations of his supervisor's sexual misconduct with inmates...
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