Jury orders former prison warden to pay inmate $105,000 for poor nutrition

Jury orders former prison warden to pay inmate $105,000 for poor nutrition

The federal courthouse in Sioux Falls. (John Hult/South Dakota Searchlight)A Sioux Falls jury ordered a former state prison warden to pay $105,000 in damages to an inmate after a federal civil rights trial, but it’s unclear if the warden or state will pay the award. Mark Christians, 45, sued a series of Department of Corrections employees in 2020, alleging that inadequate nutrition caused him to lose 90 pounds between 2017 and 2018 at Mike Durfe…