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Judge Rules Texas Prisoner's Death a Result of Excessive Force
Loaded on July 15, 1997
published in Prison Legal News
July, 1997, page 15
On January 27, 1997, a guard at the French Robertson Unit in Abilene, TX, showed up to search Gary Lee Crenshaw's cell. Crenshaw, 31, serving a 45-year sentence for possession with intent to deliver cocaine, returned from the shower and reportedly "became irate" when he saw his cell being tossed.
Filed under:
Guard Misconduct,
Prison Rebellion,
Crime/Demographics,
Prison/Jail Murders,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Restraints,
Assaults on Staff.
Location:
Texas.
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