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Curry County settles civil suit

$500K was paid to family of mentally ill inmate for neglect.

CLOVIS — Curry County agreed in March to pay out $500,000 in civil damages to family of a mentally ill former jail inmate, according to documents obtained this week by The News.

The county released the records in response to a public information requ...