Suit Revives Strip Search Debate at Maine Jails ; Marci Ladakakos Says She Was Harassed and Ridiculed Over a Three- Day Period in 2007.
Portland Press Herald › December 26, 2008
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A federal lawsuit filed by an Old Orchard Beach woman is rekindling a legal debate over strip searches at Maine jails.
During her three-day incarceration at the Cumberland County Jail in the summer of 2007, Marci Ladakakos claims she was strip- searched repeatedly and forced to shower in front of male inmates and guards as they ridiculed her.See the full content of this document
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Suit Revives Strip Search Debate at Maine Jails ; Marci Ladakakos Says She Was Harassed and Ridiculed Over a Three- Day Period in 2007.
Ladakakos, 30, now seeks damages from Cumberland County for what she calls a violation of her civil rights. She filed a lawsuit in state court in November, and it was transferred to federal court in Portland this month.
"She has been traumatized and embarrassed by this entire...See the full content of this document
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