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Alameda County to pay $12M over death of 8-year-old Sophia Mason

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By Lisa Fernandez Verified
| KTVU-TV (Oakland, CA) Verified
The Alameda County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday agreed to pay $12 million to the grandmother of an 8-year-old girl who died after years of abuse and neglect by her mother, despite several complaints made to the child welfare system, whose workers had determined she was safe. $12 million over Sophia Mason's death This amount is tied for the second-highest legal settlement Alameda County has paid out in the last 25 years, according to a KTVU analysis of payouts by Alameda County since 2000.
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All but one charge now dismissed in high-profile Santa Rita jail death

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By Lisa Fernandez Verified
| KTVU-TV (Oakland, CA) Verified
When Maurice Monk of Oakland was found dead in his Santa Rita Jail cell, there were uneaten food trays and pills in his cell. All but one of the charges against Alameda County sheriff's deputies involved in a high-profile, in-custody death at Santa Rita Jail have now been dismissed, nearly closing a chapter on a case where 11 defendants were originally criminally charged.
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A look at Alameda County's highest payouts and settlements

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By Lisa Fernandez Verified
| KTVU-TV (Oakland, CA) Verified
FILE ART- Alameda County Sheriff's Office (Photo By Michael Macor/The San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) Alameda County has paid $255 million to settle lawsuits and award plaintiffs following jury verdicts since 2000, with the highest award – $36 million – paid out a few months ago, according to an analysis of data obtained through the county counsel's office and additional KTVU reporting.
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