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$26,000 Awarded In Washington Jail Suicide Suit

In May 1997, the Superior Court of Washington awarded $26,000 to the estate
of a prisoner who committed suicide in the Kent city jail. The estate
asserted that despite being on suicide watch, the prisoner, a 37-year-old
male, was left unattended for 2 1/2 hours while jailers conducted a party ...

 

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