Inmate’s family wins against First Correctional Medical: Delaware.

Catching up with the guys at Private Corrections Working Group (PCWG - formerly PCI), the experts on the private prison industry. I can't keep up with their emails, so hee's a bunch more from the past few days. Sorry to dump so much at once. Will try to keep them relatively in order as they arrived...

I guess the message to PO's on this one is that it had better be a really good reason before you violate someone - don't do it just to put a little fear into them. That kind of harassment and stress kills some of us.

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Inmate’s family wins award against First Correctional Medical: Delaware.

Mar 10, 2010 6:58 pm US/Eastern

Family Of Suicidal Del. Inmate Awarded $850

KRANDALL CHASE, Associated Press Writer

DOVER, Del. (AP) ― A federal judge in Wilmington has awarded $850,000 to the family of a Delaware prison inmate who hanged himself in 2004.

Judge Joseph Farnan ruled Tuesday that the widow of Christopher Barkes was entitled to $150,000 for mental anguish stemming from her husband's death. Barkes' two daughters, meanwhile, were awarded $350,000 each.

The family sued First Correctional Medical Inc., the former medical care contractor for the state Department of Corrections. Farnan entered a default judgment against the company in 2008 after a representative failed to appear at a court hearing.

Barkes, who had a history of substance abuse and suicide attempts, hanged himself with a sheet one day after being arrested for violating probation.

http://wjz.com/wireapnewsmd/Federal.judge.awards.2.1552228.html