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Washington State Prisoner’s Suicide Leads to $350,000 Settlement

Loaded on Feb. 4, 2020 by Edward Lyon published in Prison Legal News February, 2020, page 56
Filed under: Settlements, Suicides. Location: Washington.

by Ed Lyon

Shannon Rose Jefferson, a Native American, was a frequent resident at the Whatcom County Jail (WCJ) in Washington State. During the last 16 years of her life, Jefferson was held at the WCJ over 20 times. Jail records covering those prior detentions indicated she had attempted suicide …

 

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