Missouri to pay $150,000 to settle lawsuit over prisoner’s death by suicide

By: Rudi Keller

Outlets: Missouri Independent

Published: November 6, 2026

Words: 769

Last Updated: 3 days, 6 hours ago

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Missouri must pay $150,000 to the mother of a man who committed suicide in a Southeast Missouri prison, a Mississippi County judge ruled Friday.

Jahi Hynes was 27 when died April 4, 2021, at the Southeast Missouri Correctional Center in Charleston. His mother, Willa Hynes, sued the Department of Corrections, three of the agency’s corporate contractors and 15 individuals in 2024 after forcing the release of records about her son’s …

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