Prisoner Death Leads to $2 Million Settlement
The parents of a 40-year old man who died in custody were awarded a $2 million settlement by Maricopa County, Arizona, reports the Associated Press.
The wrongful-death lawsuit alleged that the man died weeks after being beaten and put in solitary confinement by a county detention officer. According to the AP, legal counsel for the sheriff's office claimed that the man died of an unrelated medical condition. The settlement was offered to avoid paying millions in fees to the plaintiff's lawyer if the county lost in a jury trial.
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