Inmate Beaten To Death -- Case Settles

The family of a Florida inmate who died after he was beaten by fellow inmates received $1 million to settle their claim that prison medical staff took nearly an hour to call paramedics. The medical malpractice lawsuit was because the nurse failed to recognize the signs that the prisoner was dying and the doctor failed to examine the prisoner for over 40 minutes, despite being able to see him through a glass window from his office. The man had nine months left to serve before being released.

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