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Survivors Win $1,825,000 in Wisconsin Prisoner Suicide Suit

Loaded on May 15, 2007

Filed under: Misconduct/Corruption, Guard Misconduct, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides. Location: Wisconsin.

The parents and estate of a Wisconsin state prisoner who committed suicide after being taken off of his anti-psychotic medication won a $1,825,000 jury award in Wisconsin federal court.

Matthew Sanville, a 26 year-old Wisconsin state prisoner, was prosecuted for assaulting his mother. While in jail, he was successfully treated ...

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