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$3.6 Million Settlement in Michigan Prisoner’s Segregation Cell Death
Loaded on March 15, 2009
published in Prison Legal News
March, 2009, page 41
The family of Timothy Souders has agreed to accept $3.25 to settle a wrongful death claim relating to Timothy’s death. Timothy, 21, was the subject of a May 2007 PLN cover article, and a February 11, 2007, report on 60 Minutes.
Filed under:
CMS,
Medical,
Medication,
Water,
Exposure to Heat,
Restraints,
Medical Neglect/Malpractice,
Failure to Treat (Mental Illness).
Location:
Michigan.
Timothy was one of the millions of mentally ill ...
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