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In lawsuit, former Bucks County inmate claims letter confirms excessive force used on him.
Bucks County Courier Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA federal judge has ruled a civil rights lawsuit by a former Bucks County inmate who alleges his...
Inmate died in restraint chair; Jackson County to pay $1.2M in lawsuit
WDAF via Yahoo News· 6 months agoKANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County will pay a $1.2 million settlement to the parents of a 21-year-old...
Detainees give graphic detail about being held in restraint chairs in trial against Victor Hill
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoFor the first time, a jury heard from one of the former detainees at the Clayton County jail who...
Detainees testify in rights abuse trial of Georgia sheriff
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoTwo former jail detainees testified that deputies of a Georgia sheriff charged with violating their...
Sheriff Victor Hill takes the stand for more than 3 hours in federal civil rights trial
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoClayton County Sheriff Victor Hill took the stand in his federal trial, saying he stands by his...
Jail officers say detainees showed no ill will in testimony against embattled Sheriff Victor Hill
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 2 years agoProsecutors rested their case Wednesday in the federal trial of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill....
‘I can live again’: Man who was terrorized by Victor Hill relieved former sheriff going to prison
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA judge sentenced former Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill on Thursday to 18 months behind bars for...
‘I can’t breathe’: After man dies while restrained in jail, Jackson County pays $1.2M
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 6 months agoJackson County will spend $1.2 million to settle its part of a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the...
Ex-sheriff convicted of civil rights abuses gets prison time
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA former Georgia sheriff convicted of violating the civil rights of people in his custody by...
3 former residents allege they were abused as teens at a state-run juvenile home in Wyoming
NBC News via Yahoo News· 3 months agoThree former residents of a state-run juvenile home for boys in Wyoming allege in a federal lawsuit...