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At least he can afford a haircut: $22m for man kept in solitary confinement for TWO YEARS with no trial after DWI arrest
Jail forgot about him after his arrest for drunken driving
Stephen Slevin was forced to pull out his own tooth because he was denied dental care
One of the largest federal civil rights settlements in history involving an inmate
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Last updated at 2:07 PM on 27th January 2012

A man held in solitary confinement for two years and forced to pull his own tooth because he was denied dental care has been awarded $22million for violation of his constitutional rights.
Stephen Slevin, 58, from New Mexico, was given the payout after accusing Dona Ana County jail of essentially forgetting about him after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated, not giving him the healthcare he needed and treating him inhumanely.
The settlement is one of the largest federal civil rights awards in history involving an inmate..................>>>>......................>>>>...................Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new.....m.html#ixzz1kkPDa7ZD

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This is a blue state.

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they are THAT sloooooooow.....

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