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$90,000 Settlement in Utah Jail Suicide
Loaded on Oct. 15, 1999
published in Prison Legal News
October, 1999, page 14
On May 28, 1999, Salt Lake county, Utah, paid $90,000 to the family of a detainee who committed suicide in the county jail.
Filed under:
Settlements,
Wrongful Death,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice,
Failure to Treat (Mental Illness),
Suicides.
Location:
Utah.
Henry Delgado was arrested on Jul 16, 1997, on charges of assaulting a police officer, resisting arrest and carrying a concealed weapon. While held in the Salt ...
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