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| Son of Murdered Inmate Sues State |
| By juneauempire.com |
| Published: 02/22/2010 |
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ANCHORAGE - The son of a man convicted in a 1996 murder is suing the Alaska Department of Corrections over his father's brutal death in prison. John Carlin III was convicted in 2007 with his former fiancee, Mechele Linehan, in the death of Kent Leppink. Carlin died in late 2008 after being beaten three times by other inmates. His son, John Carlin IV, alleges in a lawsuit filed in Anchorage Superior Court that prison officials failed to protect him. He is seeking at least $500,000 in damages. "Due to the repeated nature of the assaults and Carlin's pleas for help, the officers and/or employees and/or agents of defendants knew or should have known of the danger to Carlin's personal safety," the lawsuit said. No inmates were named as defendants. Corrections department officials declined to comment. Alaska State Troopers investigated the beating but more than a year has passed and no one has been charged. Troopers spokeswoman Megan Peters said the case is still being worked. Parts of the investigation, like lab results, have not been completed and are delaying the process. Read More. |
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