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$1.5 Million Settlement in CA Jail Suicide Attempt
Loaded on March 15, 2000
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2000, page 7
On June 6, 1996, a California man was arrested on charges of drunk driving after being involved in a traffic accident. He was unable to make bail and was confined in the Los Angeles county jail to await trial. While in the jail he became depressed, incoherent and refused to ...
Filed under:
Settlements,
Municipal Liability,
Mental Health,
Failure to Treat (Mental Illness),
Suicides.
Location:
California.
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