$600,000 Wrongful Death Settlment in killing of inmate

We all know that prison can be a very dangerous place but still yet people should not be losing there lives when they are serving their time. In Pennsylvania there was a settlement reached of $600,000 to the parents of a man who died in prison. This case lasted a spand of 6 years after the parents filed a lawsuit  accusing the borough and police official with beating their son to death. From the coroner's office and police officials, they said that the man who died in 2004 committed suicide in a holding cell. The civil suit alleges police beat the suspect to death and suspended the man's body from cell bars to make it appear the suspect hanged himself.

A federal judge dismissed the court action without costs or prejudice to the right of either part.
The case could be revived, if Shenandoah borough officials fail to pay the $600,000 settlement within 60 days. Borough council must approve the payment, which would be made by an insurer, the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Risk Management Association.

The borough decided to settle out of court with the parents of the inmate who thought that the rights of their son was violated. There is the possibility that the parents could have received a higher award if they had pressed for the August trial but the decided to settle out of court and get this whole process over with so they can move on.