A jury has awarded nearly $17 million to a San Diego resident who alleged in a lawsuit that while working as a clinical psychologist at a California state prison, she was retaliated and discriminated against, then later fired after she made complaints about her working conditions.

Dr. Beth Fischgrund alleged in her lawsuit against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation that after she raised concerns regarding an inmate who threatened her with violence, she was not taken seriously and was later fired for reporting her concerns. After her firing, prison officials blacklisted her from working at any other state prisons and made false statements about her conduct, she alleged.

Fischgrund was awarded nearly $14 million in damages and $3 million for defamation by a Sacrame

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