$7,500 Settlement in Pennsylvania Prisoner’s Suicide

Loaded on Nov. 6, 2018 published in Verdict1 November, 2018, page 62

Filed under: Settlements, Failure to Treat (Mental Illness), Suicides, Failure to Protect (Juveniles). Location: Pennsylvania.

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (PDOC) agreed to pay a meager $7,500 to settle a lawsuit that alleged its employees failed to properly treat a teenage prisoner’s mental health issues, resulting in her suicide.

Teasia M. Long was 17 on February 3, 2014 when she ignited rags doused with perfume ...

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