Acknowledging that prisoners at its jail regularly harassed female corrections officers, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has agreed to pay more than $2 million to settle a federal lawsuit.
A group of corrections deputies filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and the Justice Department picked up the case in 2021, filing a federal lawsuit. The complaint alleged that the Sheriff’s Office turned a blind eye to rampant sexual harassment that the deputies endured. That included repeated taunts, lewd gestures and inmates masturbating in front of female guards.
Although lawyers for all sides submitted the proposed settlement, the Sheriff’s Office indicated that points of contention remain. Under the proposed settlement, the named plaintiffs each would receive $35,000 in compensatory damages, plus a portion of attorneys’ fees. The aggregate total comes to $610,000.
The Sheriff’s Office also agreed to a series of non-monetary actions to ensure that it responds appropriately to sexual harassment complaints. That would include expanding procedures that employees can use to submit Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaints.
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