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| Family of inmate killed in riot seeking $1.2 million from state |
| By journalstar.com- Peter Salter |
| Published: 04/12/2016 |
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The family of an inmate killed in last year’s Tecumseh prison riot is blaming the state for his death and seeking $1.2 million in damages. Shon Collins, 46, was one of two sex offenders beaten to death -- presumably by other inmates -- late May 10 or early May 11 at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution. His mother filed a wrongful death claim against the state earlier this year, alleging the prison’s employees and administrators were responsible because they failed to contain, control or stop the 11-hour riot. “His untimely death was the result of neglect due to one or more of the following reasons by the employees of the facility: failure to protect, failure to sufficiently staff, failure to warn, or failure to properly manage the facility,” his mother, Susan Collins, wrote in the tort claim filed in late January. Read More. |
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