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- The State was ordered to pay over $2.5 million in compensation to Nadia Pooran.
- Pooran faced repeated sexual assaults by a female prison officer while serving a manslaughter sentence.
- High Court Judge Robin Mohammed upheld the landmark constitutional claim, citing institutional indifference.
The State must pay over $2.5 million to Nadia Pooran, a woman who suffered cruel and unusual punishment and repeated sexual assaults by a female prison officer while serving a 12-year manslaughter sentence. High Court Judge Robin Mohammed ordered the payout on Friday after ruling in favor of her landmark constitutional claim, which was handled by attorneys led by Senior Counsel Anand Ramlogan of Freedom Law Chambers.
Justice Mohammed concluded that Pooran was let down by state agents at every level, attributing the systemic failure to administrative incompetence, institutional indifference, and a prevailing culture. The landmark ruling highlights severe breaches of constitutional rights within the correctional system during her time behind bars.