My obsession with prison issues has some serious hazards. I don't think a day goes by that I don't read something that makes me want to bawl. This story is horrible:
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Wilson, who was serving a robbery sentence, was found hanging from a bedsheet Feb. 18, 2005, in Vaughn Correctional Center near Smyrna. He died eight days after a judge ordered his release.
Wilson's family has said correction officials kept him in longer because they confused him with a prisoner who had a similar name.
"Viewed in the light most favorable to the plaintiff, a genuine issue of material fact exists as to whether or not defendants knew, or should have known, that their official actions would violate Wilson's constitutional rights," Robinson ruled. "The record indicates that ... Wilson was ordered to be released. The record also indicates that Wilson was told that he was scheduled to be released on Feb. 18, 2005. Wilson was not timely released and his persistent inquiries to on-duty correctional officers for information about his release were largely ignored.
Court says dead inmate's family can sue
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