Sebastian County, Arkansas approves $3M settlement with Price family over 2021 jail death due to dehydration and malnutrition.

Sebastian County, Arkansas approves a $3 million settlement with Larry Eugene Price Jr.'s family, who died of dehydration and malnutrition in county jail in 2021. Price, 51, with serious mental illness, was held in solitary confinement, and the lawsuit accused the jail and medical providers of neglect and constitutional rights violations. The settlement follows inspections identifying jail issues such as overcrowding, understaffing, and inadequate space.