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Seventh Circuit Upholds $56.5 Million Jail Murder Verdict
Loaded on Dec. 15, 2005
published in Prison Legal News
December, 2005, page 40
The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a $56.5 million jury verdict against former jail guards who murdered a pretrial detainee. This is the largest verdict for abuses against a single victim in an American jail/prison case that we are aware of.
Filed under:
Jail Misconduct,
Excessive Force,
Guard Brutality/Beatings,
Pepper Spray/Tear Gas,
Restraints,
Damages,
Municipal Liability.
Location:
Indiana.
On October 25, 1997, Christopher Moreland was arrested ...
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