NYC politicsfromNew York Post2 months agoSuffolk County agrees to pay out $18 million in court settlement over 'inhumane' conditions in county jailsSuffolk County ends 14-year lawsuit by paying $18 million to former inmates for inhumane jail conditions.
fromPadailypost4 months agoDeaths in county jail reach highest point in years"Just because someone died of natural causes, that doesn't necessarily absolve any kind of accountability for that death," Soto told the committee.SF parents
fromwww.nytimes.com4 months ago$3.5 Million Settlement in Sacramento Jail DeathNeglect in Sacramento County jail led to David Kent Barefield Sr.'s overdose death and a subsequent $3.5 million settlement.
US newsfromWashington Post4 months agoJail guards ignored screams for help as man tortured cellmate to death, lawsuit saysA mental health crisis led to Brandon Yates' arrest, and his subsequent death in jail raises serious concerns about negligence and wrongful death in custody.