$6 million settlement over death of inmate suit said starved after he couldn't pay $1,000 bail
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Little Rock, Ark. — A county in western Arkansas and a health provider have agreed to a $6 million settlement with the family of a man who died from dehydration and malnutrition while being held in a local jail, an attorney for the family said Thursday.
Sebastian County and Turn Key Health Clinics LLC agreed to each pay $3 million to Larry Eugene Price Jr.'s family to settle a lawsuit filed over Price's 2021 death, attorney Erik Heipt said in a news release.
"The size of this settlement reflects the magnitude of the atrocity that occurred," Heipt said. "We were honored to represent Mr. Price's family in their pursuit of justice, and we hope that this historic result sends a powerful message to every single jail and prison in America that this type of blatant disregard for human life will not be tolerated."
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