California lawmakers OK $1 million settlement in girl's jail suicide
Source: Reuters
California lawmakers OK $1 million settlement in girl's jail suicide
Reuters
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(Reuters) - Southern California lawmakers have agreed to pay $1 million to the family of a 16-year-old girl who committed suicide by hanging herself in a juvenile hall facility in 2013, officials said on Friday.
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The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the settlement during a closed session on Tuesday to discuss the lawsuit filed by the family of Rosemary Summers, board spokeswoman Michele Clock said.
"Providing a safe environment for youth in custody is the highest priority for the Probation Department and their staff," Clock said in a statement.
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Summers was taken to the Girls Rehabilitation Facility in San Diego in July 2013 for violating probation while attending a rally for Trayvon Martin, the black Florida teen whose death at the hands of a volunteer night watchman sparked protests around the United States.
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