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| State settles suicide case |
| By Journal Sentinel |
| Published: 08/19/2008 |
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WISCONSIN - The State of Wisconsin has agreed to pay $635,000 to the family of a woman who committed suicide while in the Taycheedah Correctional Institution, according to federal court documents. Angela Enoch, 18, killed herself in 2005 after reportedly pleading for psychiatric help for days. She used ripped pieces of her pillow to strangle herself. The two sides entered into settlement talks, which broke down without an agreement, said James Gende, an attorney representing Enoch’s estate and two of her sisters. Then the state filed a pleading, offering to pay $635,000, he said. The plaintiffs decided to take that offer rather than go to trial, Gende said. The state did not admit liability in the case, he said. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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