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Vermont DOC Settles PLN Writer's Suicide Suit for $750,000

Loaded on May 15, 2005 by David Reutter published in Prison Legal News May, 2005, page 48
Filed under: Retaliation, Retaliation for Litigating, PLN Litigation. Location: Vermont.
On October 14, 2004,the estate of PLN contributing writer James Quigley sued the Vermont Department of Corrections (V.D.O.C.) and several V.D.O.C. employees, alleging their mistreatment of Quigley resulted in his suicide death. Four months later the state settled the suit for $750,000. In previous issues, PLN reported Quigley's death and …

 

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