Wednesday, March 10, 2010 - 11:43pm
Family of inmate who hanged self gets $850K
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A federal judge in Wilmington has awarded $850,000 to the family of a Delaware prison inmate who hanged
himself in 2004.
Judge Joseph Farnan ruled Tuesday that the widow of Christopher Barkes was entitled to
$150,000 for mental anguish stemming from her husband's death.
Barkes' two daughters, meanwhile, were awarded $350,000 each.
The family sued First Correctional Medical Inc., the former medical care contractor
for the state Department of Corrections.
Farnan entered a default judgment against the company in 2008 after a representative
failed to appear at a court hearing.
Barkes, who had a history of substance abuse and suicide attempts, hanged himself
with a sheet one day after being arrested for violating probation.
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