US wants out of suit over Chinese detainee's death
Published: Feb 8, 2010 7:00 am By: ERIC TUCKER - Associated Press"The alleged neglect and death of a terminally ill Chinese immigrant detained in a Rhode Island jail two years ago triggered scathing reports and investigations, a wide-ranging federal lawsuit and hand-wringing over who was responsible.
A judge will hear arguments this week on whether the federal government bears culpability in the August 2008 death of Hiu Lui "Jason" Ng, 34, who was accused of overstaying a tourist visa and detained at the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Central Falls for the last month of his life."
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