Case News
“Lawsuit accuses correctional officers in Marion of brutally beating inmate to death” (WCYB)
"A federal civil lawsuit accuses correctional officers with the Marion Correctional Treatment Center of brutally beating an inmate to death in February 2022." -...
“They said her disabled brother died in prison naturally. A lawsuit alleges otherwise” (NPR)
"On Feb. 5, 2022, Charles Givens was found unresponsive in his cell at Marion Correctional Treatment Center. An autopsy and other documentation indicate Givens suffered a beating, a lawsuit alleges." -...
Correctional officers disciplined amid abuse probe (Corrections1)
"W.Va. State Police investigating beating allegations from inmates at Western Regional Jail" Read more: https://www.corrections1.com/jail-management/articles/correctional-officers-disciplined-amid-abuse-probe-x0I3503p4ESICobU/
Two Florida Corrections Officers charged for allegedly throwing boiling water at Inmates (CBS News)
"The officers were fired after it was discovered that three inmates had first and second degree burns." Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lee-county-florida-corrections-officers-throw-boiling-water-at-inmates-arrested-charged/
Georgia Correctional Officers arrested after video shows attack on Inmate (WJCL)
"A week after jail video was released showing several Georgia correctional officers repeatedly striking an inmate, three men have been arrested." Read more: https://www.wjcl.com/article/camden-county-jail-attack-arrests/42043545
Three Corrections Officers Charged with Misconduct, Falsifying Records amid Altercation with Inmate (Norwood News)
https://www.norwoodnews.org/update-three-corrections-officers-charged-with-misconduct-falsifying-records-amid-altercation-with-inmate/
Ohio prison guards tackled and then repeatedly dropped a handcuffed 20-year-old man, leaving him paralyzed (The Columbus Dispatch)
"Prison guards tackled and then repeatedly dropped a handcuffed 20-year-old man. Seth Fletcher, who is now paralyzed, filed a federal lawsuit." Read more:...
Shielded From Public View, Misconduct by Corrections Staff in Illinois Prisons Received Scant Discipline (ProPublica)
"At least 18 corrections employees abused or used excessive force against incarcerated people in Illinois, according to internal corrections investigations. They all remained on the job." Read more:...
Seven Henrico deputies charged with second-degree murder in connection to inmate’s death (WRIC)
"HENRICO COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Seven Henrico County Sheriff’s deputies have been arrested and charged with second-degree murder in connection to the death of Irvo Otieno, who died in Central State Hospital in Dinwiddie while in police custody." Read more:...
Man allegedly left naked on concrete floor in jail for days died of suspected hypothermia (NBC)
"Tony Mitchell's family says video contradicts official accounts of his time in custody in Alabama before he died with a body temperature 26 degrees cooler than average." Read more:...