Westmoreland commissioners have approved a $150,000 settlement to end a federal lawsuit filed by a New Mexico man who claimed county jail guards brutally beat him two years ago. James Mapp, 34, sued the county after he claimed he was assaulted by guards at Westmoreland County Prison following his arrest
A federal lawsuit filed by a former Westmoreland County Prison inmate who claimed he was beaten by a guard in 2018 has been settled. The county commissioners this month approved a $27,500 settlement to end the case filed by DaRob Wright of New Kensington. “It was completely unjustified,” attorney John