A settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit alleging that Lancaster County Prison had an unconstitutional policy of strip searching individuals charged with only minor offenses upon their entry into the Prison between August 22, 2005 and July 28, 2009. The proposed Settlement does not include individuals who were convicted at the time of their admission to the Lancaster County Prison, or who were not strip searched when they entered the Lancaster County Prison.

The Settlement would entitle each Class Member to a share of a Settlement Fund valued up to $2,507,200 (after payment of administrative costs, an incentive award to the representative plaintiffs, and attorneys’ fees).

For more information about the Settlement, click on the Notice tab.

YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS ARE AFFECTED WHETHER YOU ACT OR DON’T ACT. READ THE NOTICE CAREFULLY.