Kansas Offered to Pay $150k to Family of Murdered Lansing Inmate

“Despite foreknowledge of Barkers’ extensive violent history, Defendants assigned Barkers to a cell with Raburn, who was approximately 37 years older than Barkers and physically infirm,” court filings say. “Although Defendants knew or should have known of Barkers’ violent propensities, they failed to take reasonable steps to protect Raburn and other similarly situated inmates and as a result, Raburn was exposed to an unreasonable risk of harm and suffered fatal injuries.”