Jail Beating

31 y.o. mentally ill man, beaten to death by corrections officers in jail. Three officers charged with murder. Decedent’s 7y.o. daughter received 85% of settlement, and sisters received 15%.

38 y.o., disruptive, mentally ill man, dragged from jail cell, beaten, and repeatedly Tased to death; survived by parents.

56 y.o.mentally ill man, eventually found incompetent to stand trial, was not provided adequate psychiatric care in jail while awaiting admission to State Hospital, and after repeated injuries from being bullied by other inmates, was housed with a dangerous cellmate who beat him to death; survived by wife, son, and mother.

Death in jail of 50-year-old, unemployed, alcoholic man, survived by four adult children. Non-economic damages only. Defendant Corizon Health, Inc., was deliberately indifferent to inmate’s medical needs by failing to place him on alcohol detox protocols and allowing him to go into severe alcohol withdrawal; then when inmate was hallucinating with Delirium Tremens, 10 deputies beat and Tased him to death.