Iowa Settles Suit by Blinded Prisoner
Iowa has agreed to pay nearly $150,000 to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a mentally ill woman who blinded herself while being held in a state prison. According to the lawsuit, Shayne Eggen, who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, was repeatedly held in solitary confinement in violation of her constitutional rights. Eggen’s case brought widespread attention to care provided to mentally ill inmates in America’s prisons.


